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Hairy Plants
Trichomes (from the Greek for “hair”) are fine outgrowths on plants such as hairs.
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Our August issue is now online
The inset cover image shows the fleshy structures formed by the outermost seed integument (sarcotesta) of the gymnosperm Ginkgo biloba, which are attractive to animals and
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The scientific origins of the Dictator/Sitcom Character game
There’s a game where your computer will attempt to guess what dictator or sitcom character you’re thinking of. It’s based on a binary
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My, what big leaves you’ve got
The spatial-temporal patterns of stomatal conductance may represent an adaptation for avoiding local water stress.
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The organic battery gets closer to reality
The Indian Botanists have news of a new publication on using rice to make lithium batteries. I thought I’d read this before, but what I’
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Hot one day, cold the next
The bioenergy grass Miscanthus × giganteus exhibits a superior tolerance to chilling shock compared with the other genotypes.
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The Repressive ER
Translation-inhibition activity by miRNAs occurs on the ER, and requires AMP1, which encodes an integral membrane protein associated with ER.
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When the going gets tough….. the organelles get going
Chloroplasts, the tiny photosynthetic energy factories of plant cells, were observed to move in response to light and temperature as long as a century ago. Within
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What if the seeds don’t grow?
New research identifies low-cost and time-saving markers of seed deterioration.
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Taking the Myc: evolution of the legume-rhizobia symbiosis
The legume family of plants can form a symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria known as rhizobia. In return for a supply of nitrogen compounds the plant
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Reasons to be cheerful (Parts, 4…)
Backward-looking retrospectives [is there any other kind? – Ed.] are great. And that from the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University is one
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Australia’s national flower is an invasive species – even in Australia
How do you control a problem like Acacia pycnantha? First, figure out what you are dealign with.