Cells, Genes & Molecules
Life saving tobacco (with a mouse and virus assist)
Plants may be good for your health in your diet, but advances in science mean they may soon also be good for your health in other ways too.
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Arabidopsis growth, shading and halophyte-based agriculture – new in Annals of Botany this week
All the latest plant science news from Annals of Botany.
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It’s fruit Jim, but not as we know it
There’s an interesting paper we’ve just moved to free access: Gymnosperm B-sister genes may be involved in ovule/seed development and, in some
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One plus one does not always make two, when plants add up costs and benefits
Mutualism is a relatively simple concept in plant science. Plants will reward other organisms that perform services for them, so both the plant and partner are
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White-tailed deer are a biotic filter during community assembly, reducing species and phylogenetic diversity
White-tailed deer browsing has been implicated in the loss of species diversity from forests throughout eastern North America. In a new study published in AoB
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Lichens and their symbionts, seed size and much more – This Week in Annals of Botany
All the latest plant science news this week in Annals of Botany.
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Cold hardiness of Brachypodium distachyon accessions
Cold treatment accelerates the transition from the vegetative to the reproductive phase in seven Brachypodium distachyon accessions.
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Plant Science around the web…
The Indian Botanists have a review of ‘Green Wars- Dispatches from a Vanishing World’ by Bahar Dutt as well as an interview with her about the
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Growth and cellular patterns in petal epidermis of Antirrhinum
Analysis of cellular patterns in plant organs provides information about the orientation of cell divisions and predominant growth directions. Raczyńska-Szajgin and Nakielski study patterns in
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Water deficit effects on structure of proleptic and epicormic shoots
The effects of plant water status on axillary meristem fate and flowering patterns along proleptic and epicormic shoots of almond trees, Prunus dulcis.
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Outcrossing rate of clonal Comarum palustre
Genetic diversity, and the effect of clone distribution, structure and size on the mating of bee-pollinated marsh cinquefoil, Comarum palustre (Rosaceae)
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Sweet nectar gives ferns a bitter taste
A collection of papers on Extrafloral Nectaries has recently moved into Free Access at Annals of Botany. One of the papers raises the question, can a