Plant Cuttings
Reaching the masses: true botanical evangelism
I don’t know what the average enrolment on a first-year university plant science course is, but I can guess that it isn’t more
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Pollination syndromes in Australian epacrids
Pollination syndromes investigated using a multivariate approach based on published literature and field observations.
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Microsporogenesis of monosulcate pollen grains in monocots
Microsporogenesis in 30 species belonging to eight monocot families, and five different pathways associated with the production of monosulcate pollen grains
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Live! It’s The Pollination Show!
A new paper in Annals of Botany shows live images of pollen behaviour during pollination.
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Molecular cytogenetics of repetitive DNA in jute species
The genomes and chromosomes of the important fibre crops white jute and Tossa jute (Corchorus species) are poorly characterized. Information is essential for breeding and improvement,
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Annals of Botany, now with all images FREE!
Looking for an image? A recent upgrade to Annals of Botany means that you can now access images from published papers without charge.
Plant Cuttings
Finally, a little filler…
Cattails – one of the most useful plants ever?
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Hydraulic resistances in developing kiwifruit berry
Xylem flows into most fruits decline as the fruit develop, with important effects on mineral and carbohydrate accumulation. Mazzeo et al. use pressure chamber and flow-
Plants & People
Altmetrics beyond the numbers
There’s an interesting post up on Gaming Altmetrics at altmetric.com. We’re looking seriously at improving how our papers are presented for altmetric services
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Announcing a brand new cellular organelle – the tannosome
Annals of Botany publishes a description of a new cellular organelle found in all vascular plants.
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Hydrotropism and root-system development in arabidopsis
The gene MIZU-KUSSEI 1 (MIZ1) has been shown to regulate root hydrotropism in Arabidopsis thaliana, but its role in plant growth and survival under natural
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Variation and evolution of herkogamy in Exochaenium
The spatial separation of stigmas and anthers (herkogamy) functions to reduce self-pollination and avoid interference between pollen dispersal and receipt. Little is known about the