Plants & People
Training and high quality images needed for best online annotation of digital specimens
Volunteers produced the most accurate annotations in-person, but both in-person and online volunteers gave good results.
Growth & Development
Synchronization of senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana
Is floral senescence synchronized across accessions of Arabidopsis thaliana?
Growth & Development
How does Holly Oak compensate for losing leaves?
Defoliation had larger legacy effects than immediate effects.
Plants & People
Can’t Botanists agree on common names..?
A rose by any other name… would be incorrectly described.
Growth & Development
Can photosynthetic traits offer insight into the success of a widespread invasive grass?
Johnsongrass has been described as one of the world’s worst weeds, but what makes it so invasive?
Cells, Genes & Molecules
More DNA in golden-brown algae leads to bigger cells, but slower growth
The study fills a gap in knowledge in the effects of nuclear DNA size in single-cell algae and protists.
Close Encounters
Scent and nectar rhythms of an African orchid are timed for its pollinator
Pollinator foraging and orchid scent and nectar availability both peak at dusk.
Close Encounters
Climate Change Spells Bad News for Bambi
Optimum vegetation for the roe deer reproductive season is coming earlier in the year, but the birth dates lagging, leaving less forage for deer at a critical time.
Taxonomy & Evolution
“Long fuses” delayed angiosperms’ global take-over
The time it took to accumulate key adaptations meant delays of tens of millions of years.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
H202 scavenging releases axillary bud outgrowth in rosebush
High levels of H2O2 in a quiescent state prevents bud outgrowth.
Reviews
Seaweeds, lichens and phytoplankton, what’s not to like..?
Rocky Shores, by John Archer–Thompson and Julian Cremona 2019. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. “Rocky shores are one of the most extreme environments on the planet.” [Anon.
Close Encounters
Restoring “No Man’s Land” with native mycorrhizal fungi and plant seed mixtures
A new study in the Journal of Applied Ecology reveals the importance of introducing symbiotic fungi with native plant species for restoring post-mining ecosystems.