annals-of-botany
Simulation of shoot and fruit growth in apple
Modeling approaches which reveal how a plant allocates carbohydrates to the different organs are of major interest since carbohydrate allocation determines many growth processes. In this
annals-of-botany
Silicon moderated K-deficiency-induced leaf chlorosis
Silicon (Si) has been widely reported to alleviate the plant nutrient deficiency, but the alleviating effect of Si on potassium (K) deficiency and its underlying mechanism
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From plants to patients and back: An interview with Dr Kate Castleden
Career paths are a mysterious thing. As they rarely are linear, it helps to pick up miscellaneous transferable skills on the way, and spot new opportunities
annals-of-botany
Breeding system diversification and evolution in Poa
Species of Poa show an exceptional diversity in breeding systems represented by the occurrence of hermaphroditism to dioecism, with gynomonoecy very frequent among species in South
Plant Cuttings
Fillyphyllophilia…
Women in the U.S. who live in homes surrounded by more vegetation appear to have significantly lower mortality rates than those who live in areas with less vegetation, according to a new study
annals-of-botany
Silicon enhances leaf remobilization of iron in cucumber
Recently it has been demonstrated that Si nutrition can alleviate Fe deficiency chlorosis in cucumber (Cucumis sativus) by enhancing acquisition and root-to-shoot translocation of
annals-of-botany
Brachypodium peroxidase and drought tolerance
The peroxidase (POD) family shows functional diversity. Luo et al. demonstrate that Brachypodium distachyon ecotypes have distinct specific POD isozymes. Two POD genes are closely associated
AoB PLANTS
Fixed allocation patterns, rather than plasticity, benefit recruitment and recovery from drought in seedlings of a desert shrub
Plant morphological traits respond to drought in a rather flexible way; however, there is recent evidence of exceptions. In a new study published in AoB PLANTS,
Growth & Development
What sets apart individual trees that died versus trees that survived an extreme drought?
Plant responses to drought involve multiple interacting traits and processes, which complicates predictions about which plants will die and which will survive. Species are often characterized
Plant Cuttings
Biomineralised barbed botanics bite back!
They almost literally bite. Glochidiate trichomes in some species of Loasa contain nanocrystalline apatite-cellulose composite, similar to the material found in teeth.
AoB PLANTS
Conflicting genomic signals affect phylogenetic inference in four species of North American pines
Pines (genus Pinus) are among the most ecologically and economically important plant species. Some, such as the pines of the southeastern USA (southern pines in subsection
annals-of-botany
Plants with similar colours attract different pollinators
Different pollinator groups (bees, ants, wasps, flies, beetles and butterflies) preferentially visit flowers of certain colours. Interestingly, these colour preferences match the predictions of the pollination