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Decision time: Inorganic or Organic..?
Plants need appropriate amounts of essential nutrients if they are to grow fully and generate the yield of which they are capable. Quite often, however, one
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Variability in style deflexion and its fitness consequences
Variability of floral traits within individuals is usually regarded as developmental noise and not considered in studies of adaptive evolution. Dai et al. measure style deflexion,
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SPECIAL ISSUE: Scaling effects regulating plant response to global change
AoB PLANTS is pleased to announce the publication of a Special Issue titled Scaling Effects Regulating Plant Response to Global Change, edited by Elise Gornish (University
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Cell wall matrix polysaccharides and mesophyll cell morphogenesis
The acquisition of the photosynthetic mesophyll cell shape in the dicotyledonous species Vigna sinensis and the fern Asplenium nidus is the result of the coordination of
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Seasonal variation in selfing rate
Flowering plants display considerable variation in mating system, particularly the relative frequency of cross- and self-fertilization. The majority of estimates of outcrossing rate do not
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Relationships between root diameter, length and branching of maize
The effect of diameter variation on root elongation, branching and topological connections has not been examined systematically in a population of high-order roots, nor along
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Bergamot versus beetle: evidence for intraspecific chemical specialization
Many plant-eating insects have developed the ability to eat plants that synthesize toxins, which they use to defend themselves against herbivores. While these specialized insects
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Crop acquisition of phosphorus, iron and zinc in intercropping (Review)
Phosphorus (P), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) are essential elements for plant growth and development but their availability in soil is often limited. Xue et al.
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Leaf mechanical traits in insect herbivory
Leaf mechanical traits deter insect herbivores, but little is known about the role of particular mechanical traits across feeding guilds. Caldwell et al. investigated feeding damage
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Shedding light on plant – and animal – biology…
Photobiology [the science of light and life], 3rd Edition. Edited by Lars Olaf Björn. Springer, 2015. As botanists (for such I assume most of this blog
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SPECIAL ISSUE: Plant Responses to Low-Oxygen Environments
AoB PLANTS is pleased to announce the publication of a Special Issue entitled Plant Responses to Low-Oxygen Environments, edited by Michael Jackson (University of Bristol,
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When Oedemasia leptinoides likes something, it puts a ring on it
Oedemasia leptinoides likes to nibble a ring around a petiole of a leaf, and then cover the exposed tissue in saliva. Why?