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Poplar saplings exposed to recurring temperature shifts of different amplitude exhibit differences in leaf gas exchange and growth despite equal mean temperature
Most investigations of plant responses to changes in temperature have focused on a constant increase in temperature. However, changes in fluctuation in temperature, even if the
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Genetic diversity and mating system of autopolyploid Vicia
Polyploids may be better colonizers because they possess higher genetic diversity, and thus the ability to adapt to changing conditions.
Plant Cuttings
Spotlight on macronutrients: Touchy-feely calcium…
Calcium (Ca) acts – amongst other things! – as a so-called ‘second messenger’, and participates in many processes of plant growth and development.
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Shoot development in alfalfa plants competing for light
Developmental processes control plant and crop leaf area expansion in alfalfa and differ in their response to light competition intensity.
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Why small seeds require light to germinate
The influence of light on germination was much stronger in smaller than in larger seeds.
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Mechanism of resistance to Dutch elm disease, MADS goes genomic in conifers and floral symmetry and pollination – This Week in Annals of Botany
Lots of groundbreaking new science in Annals of Botany this week.
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An underground tale: contribution of microbial activity to plant iron acquisition
This review focuses on the possible mechanisms underlying the promotion of plant Fe acquisition by soil micro-organisms.
Plant Cuttings
Spotlight on macronutrients: Stressed-out sulphur…
The presence of sulfur in seagrasses and coral can indicate stresses caused by oxygen-poor areas of the ocean floor, and global warming.
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Morphological evolution of eupolypod II ferns
Patterns of evolution of fern morphology have long puzzled biologists. Sundue and Rothfels analyse the morphological evolution in the eupolypod II ferns, a clade that comprises
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Presence of coconuts in Panama pre-Columbus (Viewpoint)
Baudouin et al. present new findings regarding the long-standing debate about the existence of coconut in Panama in pre-Columbian times.
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Planting the seeds
Early learners’ reasoning about seed structure and function.