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Evolution of nectar spur length in a clade of Linaria
Nectar spurs are tubular outgrowths of a floral organ that contain or give the appearance of containing nectar. They are hypothesized to be a ‘key innovation’
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Researching Pollen Illuminating the Invisible
For many people, pollen means nose itching and eyes watering – but it is so much more. It is the reason we have food on our plates, and flowers around us. When pollen forms abnormally or degenerates, it is unable to generate new life through the production of a seed. Many factors can affect pollen d
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SLAD: Subero-lignified apical deposit in the root tip
Morphological response of radish (Raphanus sativus, Brassicaceae) roots exposed to toxic concentration of copper (Cu) include many root growth changes. Kováč et al. find that such
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Root cap-mediated evaluation of soil resistance in Zea mays and the relevance of ethylene
Plant roots have to overcome a broad range of mechanical hindrances besides biological and chemical impacts. As an example, roots have to evaluate whether they sidestep
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Waking up to respiration: leaf respiration in the light alters our interpretation of ecosystem carbon fluxes
In plants, respiration is usually inhibited in the light compared to the dark. Measuring respiration in the light is particularly difficult, because photosynthesis and photorespiration are
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Do we truly understand pollination syndromes in Petunia as much as we suppose?
Petunia is a genus of flowering plants endemic to South American grasslands. Species of this genus exhibit variation in flower colour and shape, attracting bees, hawkmoths
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ARP2/3 complex links cell wall assembly and auxin distribution
The protein complex ARP2/3 is responsible for nucleating actin, and its loss results in multiple defects in young seedlings of Arabidopsis thaliana. Sahi et al.
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Genomic index selection provides a pragmatic framework for setting and refining multi-objective breeding targets in Miscanthus
Miscanthus has potential as a biomass crop but the development of varieties that are consistently superior to the natural hybrid M. × giganteus has been challenging, presumably
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Call for Papers: Plant growth modelling and applications to agro-ecology and plant phenotyping
We owe plants our oxygen, our food, our medicines, our furniture and clothing and the enjoyment of our natural environment. As a consequence, plant scientists have
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Plant food and sex (lots of sex!)
Sex on the Kitchen Table: The Romance of Plants and your Food by Norman C Ellstrand 2018. University of Chicago Press. What comes to mind at
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Phenotypic plasticity of polyploid plant species promotes transgressive behaviour in their hybrids
Hybridization is a common process that leads to relevant evolutionary and ecological consequences. The genotypes resulting from hybridization commonly show phenotypic traits with intermediate values between
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Moths go batty
By way of introducing some mirth* to the otherwise rather doom-and-gloom-laden previous news item (A heart(wood)-warming tale of methanogens), this zoo-