Ecosystems
Invasion strategies in clonal aquatic plants
Invasion strategies in clonal aquatic plants The successful spread of invasive plants is often linked to a diverse gene pool that facilitates local adaptation to variable
Growth & Development
Modelling root development with signalling control (PMA Special Issue)
Modelling root development with signalling control There are two major challenges for using functional–structural modelling to study autoregulation of nodulation: reconstruction of legume root architecture
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Everyday gripes of a journal editor, part 53: gene or protein?
Confession time: one of the main reasons why I chose to study ecology all those years ago was in order to avoid what, to me, were
Plants & People
Are there online communities?
There’s thoughtful post up at Civil War Memory by Kevin Levin, Can You Afford Not To Use Social Media? Some of his thoughts are similar
Cells, Genes & Molecules
AM fungi and poplar growth on contaminated soil
AM fungi and poplar growth on contaminated soil Plant tolerance to stress can be improved by the presence of mycorrhiza. Cicatelli et al. study the response
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Lucky heather? No, clover!
A discovery echoes Jonathan Swift’s ideas of maximising agricultural yield and extracting more sunlight from plants.
Growth & Development
Floral form and ontogeny of Annonaceae
Floral form and ontogeny of Annonaceae Annonaceae are a remarkably diverse family of Magnoliales. Xu and Ronse De Craene investigate the floral development of 15 species
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Everyday gripes of a journal editor, part 94: why can’t people cite online references properly?
Here in the Annals’ office I’ve just been checking through an accepted paper before passing it on to our typesetters so that proofs can be
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Chromosome region for high hydraulic conductance in rice
Chromosome region for high hydraulic conductance in rice The rate of photosynthesis in paddy rice, Oryza sativa, often decreases around noon on sunny days because of
Taxonomy & Evolution
Hybrids: A dead end or the future?
The New York Times has an informative and thoughtful article by Sean Carroll about interspecific hybrids this week. The article starts with photographs of a range
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Domestication without a genetic bottleneck in Stenocereus (Cactaceae)
Domestication without a genetic bottleneck in Stenocereus (Cactaceae) The Tehuacán Valley in Mexico provides an excellent setting for studying domestication as artificial selection is currently practised
Plants & People
The gift that goes on giving…
Think of all the energy expended in planting fresh cereal grain every year to ensure just one season’s crop. Then think of all the energy