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Plant conservation genetics in an Arctic archipelago
Small and peripheral populations often contain low levels of genetic variation. This may limit their ability to adapt to environmental change, including climate warming. In a
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Suberised barriers support composite water and solute transport in barley roots
Roots possess complex anatomical structures characterised by suberised apoplastic barriers that are deposited in localised cell wall layers. Barley roots lack an exodermis, but form an
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Diversification of an underutilised crop genus in Borneo
Recent work points to Borneo as an evolutionary and biodiversity hotspot. The genus Artocarpus (Moraceae) has many Borneo endemics, and more than a dozen underutilised crops,
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Berberidopsis beckleri, floral development and evolution of the core eudicots
The floral development of Berberidopsis beckleri is compared with its sister species B. corallina to clarify the origins of the pentamerous pentacyclic flower of the core
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The Sex Lives of Plants Laid Bare
Flora Unveiled: The Discovery and Denial of Sex in Plants. Lincoln Taiz and Lee Taiz. Oxford University Press, 2017. Living in the 21st century with easy
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Wood anatomical diversity results from force of habit, and shifts in habitat
Plant functional traits constitute responses to a complex evolutionary reciprocality between plants and the environment. Wood anatomy varies between shrubs and trees, and between wet and
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Species-environment interactions changed by introduced herbivores
Summit areas of oceanic islands constitute some of the most isolated ecosystems on earth and are highly vulnerable to climate change and introduced species. Within the
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Functional genomics and hybrid allopolyploid speciation in grass monocots
Morphological traits and metabolics reveal inter- and intra-species diversity within the model annual grasses Brachypodium distachyon, B. stacei and B. hybridum. López-Alvarez et al.
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Unveiling the osmophores of Philodendron (Araceae)
Philodendron, a species-rich genus of the arum family (Araceae), is thermogenic and produces strong inflorescence scents for pollinator attraction. However, the precise location of the
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When is a fibre not a fibre?
Answer: When it is ‘resistant starch’.
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Why we shouldn’t take seeds for granted
Seeds are the main resource for growing plants to restore degraded areas. But are there enough seeds of wild species to meet the global demand?
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Predicting photosynthetic productivity of intercropping systems with image-based reconstruction
Intercropping systems contain two or more species simultaneously in close proximity. Due to contrasting features of the component crops, quantification of the light environment and photosynthetic