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Fruit load modulates flowering-related gene expression
Previous research has demonstrated that fruit load acts as a strong inhibitor of flowering in many fruit-tree species, including Citrus. Muñoz-Fambuena et al. analyse
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Funds flood into plant water use research
For too long, CAM [crassulacean acid metabolism, in which CO2 is fixed into an organic acid at night when stomata are open(!) in such plants and
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A future for frankincense
At this time of year it is hard to escape the Three Wise Men, riding their camels across Christmas cards and appearing in miniature form in
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Phylogenetic significance of the carpophore in Apiaceae
Structural variation in carpophores, the ‘stalks’ of the typical schizocarps of Apiaceae, is not well documented. Liu et al. study 92 species from 43 genera representing
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Sports turf below PAR
Of all the incredible diversity of plants on this planet, arguably the grass family (the Poaceae) is one of the greatest of Nature’s gifts to
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Norway vs sugar maples: a silent struggle in the understory.
I grew up in Michigan, where both Norway and sugar maples are commonly found in parks and backyards. In the sixth grade, we had a unit
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News from AoB PLANTS
This summer, Hall Cushman succeeded Mike Jackson as Chief Editor of AoB PLANTS. The new editor is a Professor in the Department of Biology at Sonoma
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Apomixis and reticulate evolution in Aspleniaceae
Ferns have the highest proportion of apomictic species in all plant groups, but the reasons for this are unclear. Dyer et al. determine the reproductive mode
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Reconstructing past xylogenesis of black spruce
Hemispheric-scale reconstructions of surface temperature fluctuations over the last millennium have identified the 20th century as uniquely warm. Boulouf Lugo et al. monitor timings of
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Potential new fertiliser
This month’s winner in the ‘so simple it’s positively brilliant (but why did nobody think of it before?)’ category is Damar López-Arredondo and
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Competition/colonization syndrome mediated by germination timing
The competition–colonization trade-off in plants is considered to result from variation in resource partitioning. Using different populations of the heterocarpic species Crepis sancta (Asteraceae)
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Potential new herbicide
The contentious matter of plant GM (genetic manipulation – which always sounds more menacing and mankind-meddling-with-nature than GE, genetic engineering, or the other GM