Plants & People
Crocus, saffron-omics and the highest value crop
Saffron, the stigma of Crocus sativus, is the highest priced agricultural product (often €/$25 or £15 per gram) and a good example of a profitable crop
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Selection on a CONSTANS-like gene between two red oaks
Oaks can provide a model to study hybridization as they often maintain species integrity and distinct environmental adaptations despite recurrent gene flow. Lind-Riehl et al.
Plant Cuttings
New plant journal
It just had to happen, but we didn’t know it would take nearly 150 years to come to fruition. And fruition is an apt word
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Ongoing gene flow among Australian alpine Poa
Recently radiated groups pose a taxonomic challenge even with extensive molecular data, as they may be genetically differentiated only at small and/or patchy regions of
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Genetic and morphological signature of ancient Agave cultivation
Parker et al. test whether formerly cultivated Agave parryi populations still bear a predictable genetic and morphological signature.
annals-of-botany
Adaptation for rodent pollination in Leucospermum arenarium
Numerous studies have documented flower feeding in angiosperms and adaptions for non-flying mammal pollination, but the underlying interactions and structures that facilitate this pollination mode
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The Martian by Andy Weir
A while back I asked for recommendations for science fiction reading involving botany. On our Facebook page Claire Soulsby suggested The Martian by Andy Weir. I’
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Temperature and reproductive success in arabidopsis
Seed yield and dormancy status are key components of species fitness that are influenced by the maternal environment. Huang et al. grow the Arabidopsis thaliana ecotype
Plant Cuttings
Something fishy in the veggie patch…
Omega FA-enriched fish in GM-enhanced camelina oil could be a new non-marine source of fatty acids.
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Predicting mixed-species litter decomposition
Tardif et al. measure decomposition rates of litter from four herb species at three sites along a correlated climatic gradient of temperature and precipitation in order to test the predictive value of the hypothesis.
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Limonium, bursts of CO2 release and Na+/K+ homeostasis at the whole-plant level – What’s New in Annals of Botany this week
Limonium, bursts of CO2 release and Na+/K+ homeostasis at the whole-plant level – What’s New in Annals of Botany this week.
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Nutrient stoichiometry and resorption in karst vegetation
Liu et al. examine the relationships between resorption patterns of 13 nutrients and leaf nutrient status in eight plant functional types in the karst region of south-western China.