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Germination in the Cerrado is unique
How rapidly does a seed need to germinate to survive? In Brazil’s Cerrado, it’s not just about speed, but starting at the right time.
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Can a cold snap put a stop to sex?
The alpine plant Ranunculus kuepferi can face spring frosts while growing reproductive organs. Does the cold explain why sometimes the plant doesn’t bother with sex?
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Mating system, ploidy and competition in Capsella species
Capsella is a model genus for studying the transition from outcrossing to selfing, with or without change in ploidy levels. The genomic consequences and changes in
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Discovering Discoveries in the Garden
Discoveries in the garden by James Nardi, 2018. University of Chicago Press. I must have reached some level of fame because a few weeks ago a
AoB PLANTS
Genetic diversity and structure of an endangered medicinal herb: implications for conservation
Human-driven habitat fragmentation leads to spatial isolation of endangered plant species, increasing extinction risk. Understanding genetic variability and population structure of rare and isolated plant
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The secret to conserving an endangered orchid is in the soil
A study of orchids shows the secret to conservation isn’t in the plants you can see, but the fungi you can’t.
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Evolution and function of Scots pine aminopropyltransferases
Vuosku and colleagues find an evolutionarily old gymnosperm, Scots pine, has a bifunctional SPDS able to produce both Spd and Spm, while angiosperms seem to depend on separate enzymes in Spd and Spm biosynthesis.
Plant Cuttings
The increasingly fluid Silk Road
What would you imagine was carried along the Silk Road(s), that ancient route that connected the far-East to the near-East and Europe? Silks?
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Relative contribution of reproductive attributes to density-dependent effects on fruit-set
How much fruit can a plant set? Pollinator dependence and pollinator behaviour play a role, as does plant density.
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Contemporary Citation Classic: Flowers TJ (2004) Improving crop salt tolerance. Journal of Experimental Botany 55, 307-319.
Philip White writes: Recently, I compiled a list of contemporary Citation Classics in Plant Sciences. My intention was not just to identify key papers in Plant
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Xylogenesis and IADF formation in Mediterranean softwoods and hardwoods
How do tree growth rings, species and climate interact? A study into xylogenesis in Annals of Botany takes a closer look.
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Carpel and fruit development genes in Solanaceae
The genetic basis underlying fruit diversity is not yet fully understood, as mainly unrelated model species have been studied. Scientists have identified in Arabidopsis major transcription