Plants & People
Every Botanist Needs an ORCID
If you’re hoping to have any career in research, an ORCID can help you identify that you are the person named on your published articles.
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80 shades of plants…
Around the world in 80 plants. Stephen Barstow. 2014. Permanent Publications I normally have to request copies of books to review, but for this one I
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Plant community associations of two invasive thistles
To combat the growing problems associated with biological invasions, many researchers have focused on identifying which communities are most vulnerable to invasion by exotic species. However,
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Registration for the Gordon Research Conference on Plant Volatiles 2016 is open
There will be a Gordon Research Conference on Plant Volatiles January 31 to February 5 2016 on Plant Volatiles chaired by Martin Heil and Dorothea Tholl.
Plants & People
The most common grape variety you’ve never heard of: Airen and careful winemaking
As the wine harvest reaches its peak in the Northern Hemisphere, what are the top three grapes? Interestingly, despite the volume of wine produced globally, and
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Manganese phytotoxicity
This review explores the poorly understood effects of manganese phytotoxicity on natural ecosystems and community composition.
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Weed anatomy in the spotlight
Weed Anatomy is a comprehensive guide to the anatomy of weeds, featuring detailed illustrations and descriptions of 56 taxa. The book is a valuable resource for educators and students, showcasing the art and science of plant structure through hand-sectioning techniques.
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Secondary phloem diversity and evolution in Bignonieae
This study explores phloem evolution in the species-rich Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae) tribe.
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Responses of beech and spruce foliage to elevated carbon dioxide, increased nitrogen deposition and soil type
Although enhanced carbon fixation by forest trees may contribute significantly to mitigating an increase in atmospheric CO2, capacities for this fixation vary greatly among different tree
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Global 5-methylcytosine alterations in DNA during ageing of seeds
This study finds that DNA methylation and 5-methylcytosine play key roles in determining the ageing and viability of stored recalcitrant seeds.
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Plants vs mobile ’phones
Could leaves be causing communication chaos in modern life?
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Diversity and relationships of Crocus sativus and its relatives
High levels of polymorphism exist within and between sexually reproducing Crocus species except 17 C. sativus accessions, where polymorphisms are absent.