Ecosystems
Temperature acclimation of two globally invasive species
Will climate change make two globally invasive herbs even more invasive?
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Does a thick leaf gas film protect against submergence on rice?
Submergence tolerance in rice is primarily attributed to SUB1 gene action, but other associated traits such as leaf gas film (LGF) thickness, leaf hydrophobicity, porosity and leaf density have been known to aid submergence tolerance in rice.
Plants & People
Do we need evidence in books about plants?
Without a source are facts really facts, or just factoids?
Taxonomy & Evolution
Systematics of extinct grass species resolved with sequencing of 167-year-old herbarium specimen
The work is part of a trend of increasingly ambitious genetic work on old specimens.
Taxonomy & Evolution
Coordinated evolution of leaf and root anatomy in epiphytes
With both leaves and roots of epiphytes exposed to the atmosphere, can these plants be used as a model to explore co-evolution of root and leaf anatomical traits?
Computational Models
Agent Based Models in Plant Science
Agent-based modelling models systems as an interaction between different units, or agents. An example would be something like SimCity. In a review in Annals of
Computational Models
Computing modelling and photosynthesis
One way to improve crop yields is to improve photosynthesis, but how can scientists do this? Alexandrina Stirbet and colleagues review mathematical modelling as a tool
Close Encounters
Greater floral overlap and pollinator generalization favoured in a buzz-pollinated plant
Simultaneous flowering and low pollinator specialization led to greater reproductive success.
Close Encounters
Edge effects and mating patterns in a bumblebee-pollinated plant
Are plants on the edge of their population at a disadvantage when it comes to pollination?
Computational Models
Two decades of “virtual” plant simulations: what’s next?
The FSPM approach has demonstrated considerable progress, but has yet to reach its full potential in terms of integration and heuristic knowledge production.
Taxonomy & Evolution
Greater Eucalyptus hybridisation on younger, more disturbed landscapes
Older landscapes are expected to be home to older, more genetically well-defined taxa with greater reproductive barriers.
Close Encounters
Sexual deception in Australian orchids
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