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The widely distributed Cystopteris fragilis brittle bladder-fern, complex is a challenging system for studying polyploid evolution, cytotype diversity, distribution and ecology. Hanušová et al. screen
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Water-impermeable seeds have structures (“water gaps” or lens in legumes) for detecting environmental cues that cause them to become water-permeable (nondormant). Physical dormancy is
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Locally adapted landraces provide unique genetic resources to raise grain yields in poorly-fertile marginal soils. Schmidt et al. evaluate the tolerance to manganese deficiency for
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We might think of flowers in terms of their colour and scent, but what about their temperature? A new review in Annals of Botany looks at
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A Bud Bank is not just a Seed Bank in a different form. It can affect populations of plants in a considerably different way.
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Plants sometimes specialise. Catering for a specific partner can ensure a reliable source of food or pollination. At the same time, relying on that partner limits
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What is life like in a lake? Is it much like life on the shore, but wetter? Or are the environmental challenges significantly different?
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A water-impermeable testa may act as a barrier to seed imbibition, imposing dormancy. Janská et al. test six pea accessions of contrasting dormancy type for
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How long can a genebank keep seeds? New research looks into the variability of seed longevity in Indica rice.
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Plants rely on stiff cells walls for support. But these same cell walls have to be flexible to grow when required. Nguyen-Phan and Fry examine
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Do tree rings mark the beating of the seasons over time, or is it more complicated than that?
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Rising sea levels mean increased salinity for plants on the shore, but how well do coastal plants cope with salt? New research says they’re surprisingly bad at it.