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Strasburger’s Plant Sciences [Including Prokaryotes and Fungi]
Strasburger’s Plant Sciences textbook reviewed…
Plant Cuttings
Classical texts re-imagined/re-imaged…
Do you remember the good old days when students read for a degree? Well, I don’t know how much proper reading they do these days
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One hundred and twenty-five years of the Annals of Botany
By August 2012, the Annals of Botany had been published without a break for 125 years.
AoB PLANTS
Differential drought tolerance in tree populations from contrasting elevations
To predict the ecological consequences of climate change for a widely distributed tree species, it is essential to develop a deep understanding of the ecophysiological responses
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Allometric partitioning and the relationship between above- and below-ground plant biomass
Plant size is the primary driver of the biomass allocation pattern for understorey plants in sub-tropical forests.
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Climate change and germination response
Climate change will disrupt the many interactions between biology and climate, including seed germination.
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Deadly competition between parasites
There’s an interesting paper out in Nature Communications: Coinfection alters population dynamics of infectious disease. The paper is the study of Plantago lanceolata a common
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How do you make someone excited about #Botany – Dr M?
Dr M has taken his brand of eXtreme botany to the Association of Science Education Conference.
AoB PLANTS
Extrafloral nectar fuels ant life in deserts
Many ant–plant associations are mediated by extrafloral nectaries (EFNs): nectar-producing structures not related to pollination and commonly found on leaves and inflorescences. These sweet
Plant Cuttings
Brilliant bird-brained bryophyte diaspore diaspora…
There is an ancient and time-honoured association – maybe co-evolution even – between birds and flowering plants, e.g. in respect of pollination and dispersal of
AoB PLANTS
Light-dark O2 dynamics in submerged leaves of C3 and C4 halophytes under increased dissolved CO2: Clues for saltmarsh response to climate change
Global warming and climate change, as driving forces of sea level rise, tend to increase marsh submersion periods and also modify the carbonate chemistry of the
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Phylogeny and biogeography of wild roses
Roses are from Asia.