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Have you said, agroecology?
What is agroecology? Agroecology is a scientific subject stemming from the crossing of three disciplinary groups: agronomic sciences (agronomy and animal breeding), theoretical ecology applied to
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Native and exotic earthworms affect orchid seed loss
Non-native earthworms have invaded ecosystems around the world but only recently received attention after invading northern North America.
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High ploidy diversity and cytotype distribution in a biodiversity hotspot
The Greater Cape Floristic Region of southern Africa is a world biodiversity hotspot that has traditionally been considered depauperate in polyploid plants.
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Cultivar identification and maintenance in self-sterile Rubus
Preservation of cultivar purity is a particular challenge for plants that are self-incompatible and have easily germinating seeds and vigorously spreading rhizomes.
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Gender inequality (in plant populations). What causes unequal numbers of males and females?
Populations of dioecious flowering plants (which have male and female individuals) often depart from the expected male:female ratio of 1:1. The causes of skewed
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The positives of parasitic plants(!)
Parasitic plants tend to get a bad press. Unfairly?
Ecosystems
State of Nature report impresses. State of Nature itself does not.
Every so often there’ll be a news story like the massive decline in hedgehogs. The population is down by a third since the millennium. It’
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Some Like It Cold
In addition to crop management, understanding vernalization could be used to identify plant communities at risk from climate change.
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AoB PLANTS receives endorsements
AoB PLANTS is proud to have received endorsements from three distinguished scientists. Here’s what they had to say: “PLOS is delighted that AoB PLANTS is
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Robin Ince – The Importance of Being Interested (at Ludlow)
Robin Ince turned up at Ludlow on Friday as part of his tour The Importance of Being Interested. Ludlow, by and large, did not. It was
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Ascorbic acid accumulation in Ribes fruit
We all know that vitamin C is good for us, but where does it come from?
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The Earth is growing old too!
The LANDSAT programm was created by the NASA in the middle of the 60s in the main purpose of getting a dynamic view of Earth by