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University of Oxford seeks First Wood Professor of Forest Science
“Forestry… may be called the younger sister and the servant of Agriculture. Each of these arts is essential to the welfare of nations, and no people
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A gift for teenage children of all ages?
Christmas is looming for many of us and with it the challenge of buying the perfect gift for friends and family. Choosing something for young people
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A Christmas Trilogy, Part 1
In lieu of the traditional collection of items in a monthly issue of the Annals of Botany, Mr P. Cuttings presents the following selection for your
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Epigenetic floral variant of clonal oil palm (Review)
The mantled somaclonal variation of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) hampers oil production as the supernumerary female organs are either sterile or produce fruits with poor oil
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Classical Guitar Music to complement videos and free: En la Brisa danosongs.com
Via Scoop.it – AnnBot “When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with its fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an
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Modelling as a tool for tomato ideotyping
Manipulation of plant structure can lead to substantial improvements in crop photosynthesis even when leaf area remains the same. Using L-system, Sarlikioti et al. produce
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Wise man speaks much sense about online publishing
The Guardian recently carried an interesting interview with Andrew Rashbass, the chief executive of The Economist group. I’m a big fan of The Economist both
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Schrödinger’s History (TIME 100)
How can you say something is historically important or not unless you observe it? What happens if you set up conditions where you intentionally cannot observe
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Turbid medium models and light in intercropping
Light partitioning within intercropping systems is mostly modelled by using the turbid medium analogy. Barillot et al. assess this approach by comparing it with a light-
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In search of the Platzgeist (TIME 100)
It’s easy to pin scientific credit on a person. He or she usually has a name on the key publication, but how do you credit
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Education and Research of Plant Breeding for the 21st Century
General Perspective During the 20th Century national, regional and international gene banks established major collections for most crops to ensure the conservation of plant genetic resources.
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Chips and the Washington Convention
CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora – apparently, also known as the Washington Convention) is a treaty whose aim