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Pollination shift in Neotropical Malpighiaceae Flowers of Neotropical Malpighiaceae have a specialized pollination system in which floral oils instead of nectar are offered to attract oil-
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Increased atmospheric CO2 concentrations may affect competition for resources between reproduction and shoot growth in forest species. Han et al. examine mature beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees
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Genotypic diversity is essential for maintenance of plant species. Van Mölken and Stuefer examine White clover mosaic virus and Trifolium repens and show that the effects
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As the northern hemisphere’s hay fever season gets into full swing, there is encouraging news from Mother Nature’s own medicine cabinet. Hay fever – ‘seasonal
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An article highlighting the continuing decline in the number of students pursuing degrees in plant science.
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Studies of the effects of pollination on floral scent and bee visitation remain rare, particularly in agricultural crops. Rodriguez-Saona et al. study highbush blueberry, Vaccinium
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Development of thoughts or ideas, and dissemination of techniques or methods, happens not only in the pages of Journals or on the web, but in books
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Image: Scott Camazine/Wikimedia Commons. Heterotrophy is so time-consuming: find prey, stalk prey, catch prey, consume prey… Preying all of the day and all of
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Phylogenetics of the Spathelia–Ptaeroxylon clade The genera of the Spathelia–Ptaeroxylon clade are strikingly different in terms of morphology and have been included in several
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The transfer of chromosomes and/or segments between related species can be used in the development of novel plant phenotypes and also provides an important resource
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Aerenchyma formation in rice under flooding One of the adaptive traits of rice that allow it to withstand submergence is the presence of aerenchyma, which allow
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It has been suggested that cytokinesis is associated with the determination of pollen aperture pattern. Albert et al. examine the tam (tardy asynchronous meiosis) mutant of