Plant Cuttings
Hospital procedure harms patients…
What would you think if you saw that as a headline? You’d rightly be concerned. After all, you’d assume it was about human patients
annals-of-botany
Why large leaved plants have wide piths
Corner’s rules describe a global spectrum from large-leaved plants with thick, sparingly branched twigs with low-density stem tissues and thick piths to plants
annals-of-botany
Is there a role for plant science in underpinning the objective of global nutritional security?
The challenges of achieving global food security have become more demanding as scientists have realized that not only calorie content but also food composition and colonic
AoB PLANTS
The adaptive role of physical dormancy in mimetic seeds
Several hypotheses have been described for the evolution of impermeable seed coat, i.e. physical dormancy. It regulates the timing of seed germination in species of
annals-of-botany
Establishing the cell biology of apomixis in Boechera
The genus Boechera (Brassicaceae) is comprised of both sexual and apomictic species, permitting comparative analyses of meiotic disturbances and parthenogenesis. Hybridization, polyploidy and environmental adaptation that
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A puzzle with uniform flowers
Normally you would expect organs to change across evolutionary time. However, this is not always the case, and some clades can be species-rich, but still have very similar flowers.
annals-of-botany
Modelling leaf spectral properties in a soybean canopy
Accurate modelling of light–plant interactions requires knowledge on how light interacts with leaves within the canopy, which can be difficult to measure and model in
annals-of-botany
Molecular systematics and stamen diversity of Salvia in East Asia
Salvia is the largest genus within Lamiaceae, with about 980 species currently recognized. East Asia, with approx. 100 species, is one of the three major biodiversity
in silico Plants
Synthetic plants used to train models
There were many great articles concerning cross-disciplinary research at the interface between plant biology, mathematics and computer science before the launch in silico Plants (isP). We are excited for isP to be home to these types of articles in the future.
AoB PLANTS
Phylogeography of an Endangered Disjunct Herb: Long-distance Dispersal, Refugia, and Colonization Routes
Current diversity patterns are influenced by both historic and recent environmental conditions. Quaternary glacial cycles appear to have had a consistent role in shaping the genetic
annals-of-botany
CsLsi2 is a silicon efflux transporter gene in cucumber
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus, Cucurbitaceae) is a widely used dicot model for silicon accumulation. However, little is known about the molecular mechanism of its silicon uptake. Sun
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Monstrous botanicals, the darker side of the human imagination
Monsters Under Glass: A Cultural History of Hothouse Flowers from 1850 to the Present by Jane Desmarais 2018. Reaktion Books Ltd. Probably, the most obvious interaction