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Botany needs more rap songs
You might be used to writing scientific abstracts and reports – but have you ever tried to put your research into a rap? A few weeks ago,
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Do sequence repeats undermine plastid genome stability?
Although a few plant lineages have lost one copy of the plastid genome (plastome) inverted repeat (IR), its near ubiquity among streptophytes has fostered speculation about
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Competition effects on plastic and genotypic responses to [CO2]
Plant–plant interactions could mediate vegetation responses to rising atmospheric CO2 concentration ([CO2]), because some plants benefit more from [CO2] elevation than others. Van Loon et
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Earth’s history and biodiversity – in Technicolor!
Biodiversity and Earth History. Authors: Jens Boenigk, Sabina Wodniok and Edvard Glücksman. Springer, 2015. This book just blows me away! It is so richly illustrated – adorned
AoB PLANTS
Biomechanics and functional morphology of a climbing monocot
Climbing monocots can develop into large bodied plants despite being confined by primary growth. In a recent study published in AoB PLANTS, Hesse et al. measured
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Core business: X-ray CT toolchain for tree-ring analysis
Disentangling tree growth requires more than ring width only. Although X-ray densitometry is an established technique to determine key wood density parameters, tedious manual procedures
Growth & Development
Within-species populations exhibit similar physiology under current climate but may diverge under warmer and drier conditions
Recent repeated episodes of drought and high temperatures have resulted in substantial dieback of silver fir in the Spanish Pyrenees. However, mortality has been much greater
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Whole plastid genomes and nrDNA of Diospyros species from New Caledonia
Some plant groups, especially on islands, have been shaped by strong ancestral bottlenecks and rapid, recent radiation of phenotypic characters. Turner et al. have used complete
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Tree crown architecture and ice accretion
Despite a longstanding interest in tree species’ vulnerability to ice storms, analyses of the influence of crown structure on within-crown variation in ice accretion are
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Geerat Vermeij on Plant Defences in Annals of Botany
In the (flood-delayed) June issue of Annals of Botany we have review plant defences, with a twist. Professor Geerat J. Vermeij, Distinguished Professor of Earth
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Response of desert moss to increasing nitrogen deposition
Syntrichia caninervis dominates species in moss crusts in many northern hemisphere desert ecosystems, which are facing disturbance from increasing N deposition. Zhang et al. give evidence
Plant Cuttings
Snails as … pollinators (!?)
Always on the look-out for interesting and/or quirky plant stories, I was really pleased to have chanced upon this delightful item amongst one of