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NQFF the last
What have you been sharing on Twitter this week? Sadly the death of Roger Tsien, but also some other links you found useful.
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Genomic architecture of phenotypic divergence between two hybridizing plant species along an elevational gradient
Hybrid zones that occur across environmental gradients provide excellent opportunities for studying the maintenance of divergent adaptations in the presence of gene flow. They also provide
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A meta-analysis of leaf nitrogen distribution within plant canopies
Leaf N is generally highest in top leaves and decreases with depth in leaf canopies. Although such a gradient contributes to efficient use of canopy N
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369,400…and counting(!)
Being an avid supporter of the importance of plants (I do hope that’s come over quite strongly in my various blog items..?), I’m always
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Impact of an invasive nitrogen-fixing tree on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and development of native species
The presence of invasive plants has been identified as a soil disturbance factor, often conditioning the structure and function of soil microorganisms. Despite the investigation of
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Conflicting selection on floral traits
Floral traits attracting pollinators may also attract seed predators; however, evidence for conflicting selection on such traits remains scarce. One could expect that such selection generated
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No difference in the competitive ability of introduced and native Trifolium provenances when grown with soil biota from their introduced and native ranges
A new biogeographic study published in AoB PLANTS by Shelby et al. tested the evolution of increased competitive ability (EICA) hypothesis—a compelling explanation for why
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Silicon enhances cellular defences in root tissues of cotton after pathogen inoculation
Silicon has been shown to enhance the resistance of plants to fungal and bacterial pathogens, however the underlying mechanisms have not been studied in detail in
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The 21st century Prometheus
The full title of Mary Shelley’s acclaimed 1818 novel “Frankenstein” is “Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus”. Well, fictional frightening-fellow fabricator Dr Frankenstein may have been the modern Prometheus of his day, but I’ve just chanced upon the 21st century version. Nothing to do with hard
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The remarkable stomata of horsetails (Equisetum)
Horsetails are an ancient group of land plants that possess many unusual features, including the structure and development of the apertures (stomatal pores) in the epidermis.
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Spore settling velocity to assess moss dispersal rates
The settling velocity of diaspores is a key parameter influencing dispersal ability in wind-dispersed plants but remains largely undocumented in bryophytes. Zanatta et al. measured
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NQFF: Moss, moving and Madagascar
The second week of the trial run for NQFF. Are the lists of followers helpful, or are you just interested in the stories? I ask as