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Compensatory base changes (CBCs) that occur in stems of ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) can have important phylogenetic implications. Li et al. quantify how CBCs
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For the first time, whole-genome cytogenomic maps were established for octoploid plants.
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Is the best way for a plant to attract bats as pollinators to hoist their flowers up high?
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The cuticle is a waxy covering of a leaf that helps prevent water-loss. A new study of adult maize leaves shows it’s not a simple structure.
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Trees fight infections by trapping pathogens in one part of the tree. Hugh Morris and colleagues have been reviewing how trees use secondary metabolites in order to control the process.
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A new technique to scan tree rings offers to yield precious new data on past climates.
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New research shows that marsh plants may be lying in wait in marshes-to-be, waiting for geological processes to catch up.
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For pioneer species in the marshes, it’s a case of grow fast or die young. But the differences in growth speed can be caused by tiny changes in geography.
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The idea was simple, Proteaceae plants are experts at releasing phosphorus from soils, so planting them alongside Nothofagus should provide the beeches with natural fertilizer. The reality is more complex.
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How do plants occupy niches within their communities? New research shows key roles for two features: habitat filtering and limiting similarity.
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Some protection from waves crashing on the shore could be found in what lies beneath the surface.
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The flowers of Aquilegia eximia, the serpentine columbine, face downward, but the hummingbirds that pollinate it prefer horizontal flowers, so why do the flowers face the wrong way?