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Phytopathological future for plasma
The fight against pathogens in plants is moving to less familiar states of matter.
AoB PLANTS
Crop-wild introgression alters genetic structure of wild rice populations
Maintaining genetic integrity is essential for in situ and ex situ conservation of crop wild relative (CWR) species. However, introgression of crop alleles into CWR species/
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The evolution and ecology of plant architecture
Ecological factors affect the distribution of plant architectural diversity and shape its evolution, and future work integrating phylogenetically informed architectural data with ecological variables will continue to unveil how plant architecture is shaped at a global scale.
Reviews
Meet the real fungi…
Fungi: A Very Short Introduction, by Nicholas P. Money, 2016. Oxford University Press. As much as I would like to think that plants are the most
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Diving into the neglected world of seaweeds
Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland, 2nd edition by Francis StP. D. Bunker, Juliet A. Brodie, Christine A. Maggs and Anne R. Bunker, 2017. Wild Nature Press.
Ecosystems
Scientists call for action to tackle a tree species invading Jamaica’s national parks
An Australian escapee from a botanical garden, now accounts for more than 10% of tree stems in a Jamaican National Park
Growth & Development
Good news for plant scientists who feel the need for speed
How fast does wheat need to be? You might look for taste and texture in a loaf, but why would anyone care about speed?
annals-of-botany
Sex-specific morphology and physiology in Ceratodon purpureus
Separate sexes and biased sex ratios are common in bryophytes, yet little is known about how fine-scale, sex-specific morphological traits are correlated with physiology
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Experimental Eating in Food: Delicious Science
Food: Delicious Science connects food, science, and people compellingly. The stories is presents are a good resource for instructors and those looking for ways to deepen
annals-of-botany
Shoot apical meristem and plant body organization: a cross-species comparative study
The shoot apical meristem (SAM) is the key organizing element of the plant body. Surprisingly, there are almost no across-species comparative data showing links between
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Plant Records: The ever thirsty sugarcane
You might like a drink at Christmas, but Jenna Loiseau finds that sugarcane is REALLY thirsty.
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Plant records: Unexpectedly exciting early photosynthesis
An event buried in ‘The Boring Billion’ might have been the most important incident to transform the planet.