Cells, Genes & Molecules
Computational model predicts soybean response to climate change
A successful plant model has now been parameterized to include soybean growth under elevated CO2.
Growth & Development
Interactive effects of drought and pollen intensity on seed production
Seed production of flowering plants is influenced by water availability and pollen deposition, but is there an interaction between these factors?
Close Encounters
Pathogens can’t hide under the covers
Research published in Phytobiomes shows that cover crops could help improve the health of crops.
Computational Models
Creating visually realistic plant images to train neural networks
An interactive method for creating and calibrating developmental plant models expressed using L-systems
Growth & Development
Transgenerational effects of heat stress in Arabidopsis thaliana
Heat stress can have transgenerational effects on a plant’s offspring but how important are the timing and frequency of these events?
Computational Models
Deep learning techniques used to predict missing data
A new model produces 3D trees that are close to reality using predicted data.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Grass finds more than one way to survive in saline soil
A study of two species of grass in China finds that they have developed different methods to cope with the stress of saline-alkali soils.
Ecosystems
Can Botany help remove microplastics from the environment?
The answer is not a simple yes, but research suggests that plants could help clean up the planet in several different directions.
Computational Models
A new virtual modeling environment for plant models
The use of Jupyter notebooks makes model creation and execution more accessible.
Growth & Development
A class of chemicals that produce many of the colours of petals also regulates root response in White Lupins
Flavonoids help fine-tune a lupin’s response to low phosphorus availability.
Growth & Development
Interactive effects of Phosphorus and salinity
It’s not enough to have phosophorus in the soil, plants have to be able to use it. A new study examines how salinity interacts with the ability to take up phosphorus.
Plants & People
We won’t be retweeting some job adverts. Here’s why.
More and more people are using images to get round character limits on Twitter, but some people are getting left behind.