Navigating a Salty World: Environmental Conditions Drive Salinity Tolerance in Plants
Plants have evolved the ability to germinate in salty soils multiple times, in a case of convergent evolution
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Paleo Week: Northern Canada was Once a Subtropical Paradise
Fossils of Eocene palm trees near the Arctic Circle reveal a heated past
Paleo Week: Ancient Secrets of the Fibonacci Spiral
Longer cones and a clockwise spiral lead to tighter seed packing in a Jurassic conifer
Getting to the root of resilient agriculture
Scientists uncover root patterns that improve maize growth in different soils
Why Needle Length Matters
Shorter pine needles help conifers move water when water is scarce
Conifer leaves anticipate their shaded future
Densely packed needles along the shoots of evergreen conifers exhibit shade-acclimated photosynthetic characteristics even under full sunlight
How does fire break seed dormancy?
Fatty acid composition in seed coats is not the mechanism
Light of the Future
Lettuce grown in plant factories benefit from far-red light
Kasey Barton: “Seedlings Are Not Merely Smaller Adult Plants”
Botany One interviews Dr Kasey Barton, one of the editors of an upcoming Special Issue at Annals of Botany.
From Ashes to Seeds: How Fire Affects Pollination and Plant Reproduction
After a wildfire sweeps through the landscape, it may be inevitable to be shocked by the desolate scene it leaves. Yet, a recent research led by Lucas Carbone suggests that plants can flourish in these environments as never expected.
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