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How do plants know where they should defend?
If you’re a plant what is the best way to defend yourself, given that you can’t run from attackers? I’ve had a think
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Avoidance of ozone-induced stress via stomatal closure
Stomatal closure can be caused by an increase in internal CO2 concentration resulting from ozone-induced inhibition of carbon assimilation by chloroplasts; however, if stomata can
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Phylogenetics, biogeography and trait evolution in tribe Arabideae
Karl and Koch provide a comprehensive phylogenetic analysis for the Arabideae species assemblage and test for association of trait and characters.
AoB PLANTS
Species identity influences belowground arthropod assemblages via functional traits
Plants link above- and belowground subsystems, and a recent study in AoB PLANTS suggests that their phylogenetic relationships leave a “fingerprint” on belowground communities. Gorman et
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Basal root whorl number and P acquisition
BRWN is associated with increased phosphorus acquisition and this may have value for selection of genotypes with better performance in low-phosphorus soils.
Plant Cuttings
Asking the right question
Why are there so many kinds of plants?
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Selenium toxicity in plants (Botanical Briefing)
Van Hoewyk provides a framework on plant selenium toxicity, showing that both malformed selenoproteins and oxidative stress drive selenium-induced stress.
Plant Cuttings
The Annals measures up…
Annals of Botany is amongst the ten ‘Top publications’ in botany/plant science!
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Plant Science on Facebook
It’s not just us who have a Facebook page. There are many other botanical organisations that have a page too. Unfortunately, changes in Facebook’s
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Flooding tolerance in interspecific introgression lines in Zea
Nicaraguan teosinte Zea nicaraguensis, a species found in frequently flooded areas, is useful germplasm for breeding flooding-tolerant maize. Mano and Omori select flooding-tolerant lines
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N-source preference in plants (Viewpoint)
Plants can utilize two major forms of inorganic nitrogen, nitrate (NO3–) and ammonium (NH4+), with some species appearing to ‘prefer’ one form over another, under
AoB PLANTS
Drought-induced trans-generational tradeoff between stress tolerance and defense: consequences for range limits?
In the study of geographic range boundary development, the focus has been on leading rather than on trailing edge dynamics. This is an important caveat as