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Noble plant wins Nobel Prize!
A lack of a Nobel prize in Biology makes botanical Nobel prizes rare.
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Phylogeography and reproduction modes in Limonium spp.
The genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) has long been recognized to have sexual and apomictic (asexual seed formation) modes of reproduction.
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Long-tongued hawkmoths form a pollination niche
The study highlights the value of a niche perspective for understanding the geographical context and functional significance of floral traits.
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Community-level impacts of white-tailed deer on understory plants in North American forests: a meta-analysis
In many regions of the world, exotic or overabundant large herbivores are a concern for the conservation of forest plant communities. Previous work suggests that the
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From genes to networks: genetic control of root growth (Invited Review)
This review first describes the root system and then presents fundamental work that has shed light on the basic regulatory principles of root growth and development.
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All’s fir in love and war
Nigel Chaffey discovers there is a fountain of youth, but only if you’re a firebug.
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Movements of sunflower and shade avoidance (Viewpoint)
The shade avoidance response, which may optimize CO2-assimilation, appears to be the ‘driving force’ behind these conspicuous plant movements.
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Nature and the BBC get it right
Nature Publishing has an initiative to help get the latest newsworthy research into the hands of the public.
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Horizon scanning for future issues affecting invasive species management: call for participants
Invasive alien species are considered to be a major threat to natural ecosystems, biodiversity, agro-ecosystems and urban areas, and the numerous international agreements that recognise their negative effects reflect worldwide concerns.
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Drought strategies in perennial forage species
Cell membrane stability, which ensures dehydration tolerance of roots and meristems, is positively and negatively correlated to fructan and sucrose contents, respectively.
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Can agriculture cultivate a new variety of CERN?
Pooling resources means large projects can be built that are beyond the funds of any single university.
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Plants, given a helping hand
I’ve been known to remind my students that just because testing demonstrates presence of e.g. ‘phosphate’ in a soil sample that doesn’t necessarily