Plant Cuttings
Giant organisms, giant genomes…
Humans are 98% junk! But a carnivorous plant is far more efficient – containing only 3% junk-DNA.
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AoB PLANTS at ESA
AoB PLANTS will have an exhibit booth at the forthcoming meeting of the Ecological Society of America, during the week of August 5–9 in Minneapolis,
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Highlight on diversity, ecology and evolution of extrafloral nectaries
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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Is Drosera meristocaulis the carnivorous plant that walked?
In the classic novel The Day of the Triffids carnivorous plants hunted a blinded human population. Drosera meristocaulis cannot walk, but that makes it even more
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Nutrient acquisition by orchid mycorrhiza
Results suggest that orchid mycorrhizal fungi can differentiate between niches in a constrained, highly resource-limited environment.
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I feckin love the Dead Zoo
The public perception of plants as second rate science is not a new phenomenon.
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Mycorrhizas alter N acquisition by a terrestrial orchid
Wu et al. investigate the role of mycorrhizal symbiosis in the acquisition of inorganic and organic N by terrestrial orchids.
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Explore Urban Forest with Earthwatch
I’ve been looking at a few Earthwatch expeditions. They look interesting but the cost for most of them is prohibitive. However, if you live near
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Saving the East Indian sandalwood tree
East Indian sandalwood tree is highly endangered due to over exploitation.
Plant Cuttings
Extend beyond the staples…
100 exotic plants ‘to try before you die’!
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For the anti-social media user in your life
If you ever want to justify your Facebook habit then you can now cite Osterrieder 2013 thanks to the paper The value and use of social
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How embargoes happen
I’m working on a press release for a paper. I think it could be big news – and if it’s not then it could well