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The widely distributed Cystopteris fragilis brittle bladder-fern, complex is a challenging system for studying polyploid evolution, cytotype diversity, distribution and ecology. Hanušová et al. screen
AoB PLANTS
Most plants acquire nitrogen from the soil in the form of nitrate (NO3−) or ammonium (NH4+). Ammonium-based nutrition is gaining interest because it helps to
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Water-impermeable seeds have structures (“water gaps” or lens in legumes) for detecting environmental cues that cause them to become water-permeable (nondormant). Physical dormancy is
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Locally adapted landraces provide unique genetic resources to raise grain yields in poorly-fertile marginal soils. Schmidt et al. evaluate the tolerance to manganese deficiency for
in silico Plants
A new model is able to predict the effect of training systems on grapevine gas-exchange dynamics under drought.
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We might think of flowers in terms of their colour and scent, but what about their temperature? A new review in Annals of Botany looks at
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Myrmecochory is a mutualistic interaction in which ants disperse the seeds of plants. The defining feature of such plants is the elaiosome, a lipid rich seed
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A Bud Bank is not just a Seed Bank in a different form. It can affect populations of plants in a considerably different way.
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Plants sometimes specialise. Catering for a specific partner can ensure a reliable source of food or pollination. At the same time, relying on that partner limits
in silico Plants
Scientists unravel the mysteries of the iron deficiency-induced transcriptional response in plants using a dynamic model.
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What is life like in a lake? Is it much like life on the shore, but wetter? Or are the environmental challenges significantly different?
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Many plants have flowers that are hermaphroditic with male and female parts. Some are dioecious, with male or female flowers. Mercurialis annua keeps its options open.