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Phylogeny and evolution of European orchids
A wealth of information on evolution and pollination of Mediterranean orchids (mostly tribe Orchideae) has been generated in the last two decades. Inda et al. integrate
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LBD29 and lateral root initiation in arabidopsis
LBD29 (LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES DOMAIN 29) is an important molecule downstream of the auxin response factors ARF7 and ARF19, and has a role in lateral root
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Arabidopsis must die(?)
It looks like somebody has taken the Danish advice to obliterate weeds in my previous item too far in producing a list of ‘The top 10
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Signal honesty and cost of pollinator-rewards in Dalechampia
Most species of Dalechampia vines (Euphorbiaceae) attract bee pollinators with terpenoid resins secreted by a gland-like structure in the inflorescence. Pélabon et al. study the
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Extreme thermal weed control
Ever mindful that we ought to pursue environmentally friendlier methods where at all possible, I’ve been scouring the literature on your behalf. Well, a search
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Phylogeny and classification of Leptochloa
In order to test the evolutionary relationships among species of Leptochloa (spangletop grasses), Peterson et al. conduct a molecular phylogenetic analysis using six DNA markers of
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Hard-up botanist, please give generously
Times are hard; everybody wants more (but seems to be getting less…), many demands are placed upon the flimsy, finite finances of states and their funding
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Light-gathering and reflecting plant crystal aggregates
Succulent leaves of Peperomia obtusifolia (Pipereaceae) have a photosynthetic layer that contains spherical crystal aggregates surrounded by chloroplasts with large grana. Horner conducts a detailed morphological
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Pollen water status, development and functioning (Invited Review)
The male gametophyte developmental program can be divided into five phases, which differ in relation to the environment and pollen hydration state: the microsporogenesis phase; the
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Free plant science videos!
Always keen to promote free stuff – especially when it is about plants – this column is pleased to advise that videos of several of the presentations from
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Gentamicin and special-purpose antibiotics
Gentamicin is an unusual antiobiotic with two properties that make it particularly useful in plant cell culture: it is autoclavable so is added to media before
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Artificial selection of Crescentia cujete
Plant domestication depends on human perception of intraspecific variation and operates through management practices. Aguirre-Dugua et al. examine the recognition of varieties (one wild, three