Taxonomy & Evolution
Mixed mating and colonization potential of a fern
Mixed mating and colonization potential of a fern Environmental change leads to increasing selection pressure on the capacity of plants to colonize new areas. Wubs et
Plants & People
Thoughts on Don’t be Such a Scientist by Randy Olson
As well as developing the social media presence for the Annals of Botany, I’ve also started work on writing press releases for some papers in
Ecosystems
Plant resource-use strategies and phenotypic plasticity
Plant resource-use strategies and phenotypic plasticity In subalpine grasslands, where a large diversity of habitats can occur over short distances, differing resource-use strategies will
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Polyembryony in non-apomictic citrus genotypes
Cases of polyembryony have been reported in non-apomictic genotypes as a consequence of 2x × 4x hybridizations and in vitro culture of isolated nucelli. Aleza et
Growth & Development
Germination stimulation by smoke but not by a butenolide
Tersonia cyathiflora (Gyrostemonaceae) is a fire ephemeral with an obligate requirement for smoke to germinate. Downes et al. (pp. 381–384) find that this species does
Growth & Development
Leaf functional traits of invasive and native woody vines
Success of invasive plant species is thought to be linked with their higher leaf carbon fixation strategy. Osunkoya et al. (pp. 371–380) show that there
Growth & Development
Effects of defoliation on a monoecious plant
Monoecy is a relatively flexible sexual system that can be advantageous against environmental stresses such as leaf herbivory. Narbona and Dirzo (pp. 359–369) examine the
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Sense and sensibility to sex and sustainability
Two-thirds of the energy in the food we eat comes from seeds – including wheat, rice, maize, oilseeds – and their associated storage structures as fruits. Without
Plants & People
Bacteria and plants entangled in Research Blogging
There’s been a couple of posts on Research Blogging that have caught my eye in the past couple of days. Both of them are interesting because they show how important studying interaction is to understand the natural world.
Taxonomy & Evolution
Phylogeography and acquisition of dioecy in Malvaceae
In the Mascarenes, a young oceanic archipelago, the Dombeyoideae have extensively diversified and have evolved specific breeding systems compared to the continental species. By constructing a
Growth & Development
Hydraulic connections in leaves and fruit of pepper
Are there similarities in changes in xylem functionality between maturing fruit and abscising leaves? Trifilò et al. (pp. 333–341) make simultaneous hydraulic measurements on leaves
Close Encounters
Carnivorous plants prefer to kill in broad daylight
Digesting meat takes energy, and you don’t get that from meat if you’re a plant.