annals-of-botany
Plants in over 100 families bear extrafloral nectaries (EFNs), which secrete a carbohydrate-rich food that attracts ants and other arthropods. By fostering ecologically important protective
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Self-pollination is often regarded as an evolutionary dead end, yet many selfers seem capable of retaining high adaptive potential. Andersson and Ofori perform experimental crosses
Plant Cuttings
What if the calorific information on the food you are eating is incorrect, inaccurate, misleading or just plain wrong?
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Floral features, pollination biology and breeding system of Chloraea membranacea Lindl. (Orchidaceae: Chloraeinae) has moved into free access, along with the rest of the December 2012
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Cycads know a thing or two about pollination – that’s one reason they’ve been around since the Jurassic period. They are found across much of
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Saving the bees is a popular cause, and with good reason. They’re essential for pollinating many important crops. However, we don’t always coördinate our
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Retrotransposons are the major components of the onion and garden asparagus genomes.
AoB PLANTS
Soil seed banks serve as reservoirs for future plant communities, and when diverse and abundant can buffer vegetation communities against environmental fluctuations. Sparse seed banks, however,
Plant Cuttings
A new phenomenon that has been identified in the lotus – opening and closing of ‘central plate stomata’ regulates convective airflow within the lotus plant.
Plants & People
Not all scientific papers are easily accessed. If you want to blog about an AoB PLANTS paper, they’re all Open Access and Annals of Botany
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Climate may determine changes in seed dormancy in the short and the long term, shaping plant responses to global change. Fernández-Pascual et al. investigate germination
Plant Cuttings
A new Royal Charter will enhance the Institute of Horticulture’s ability to increase the profile, recognition and standing of professional horticulture.