Growth & Development Evaluating salt tolerance mechanisms in two Tunisian barley landraces Can investigation of landraces provide us with a better understanding of traits that could be used to improve crop salinity tolerance? William Salter 13 Sep 2021
Cells, Genes & Molecules Fluorescence imaging reveals the colourful phenolic world of Parma violet Can fluorescence microscopy be used as a rapid tool to quantitatively assess the phenolic profiles of living plant tissues? William Salter 06 Sep 2021
Close Encounters Susceptibility to olive quick decline syndrome is linked to xylem anatomy Can differences in xylem anatomy explain the contrasting responses of two olive cultivars to infection by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa? William Salter 02 Sep 2021
Growth & Development Regulation of flowering time in Japanese wild radish How do climatic cues influence flowering time in natural populations of wild radish in northern and southern Japan? William Salter 30 Aug 2021
Close Encounters The pros and cons of ant mutualism in epiphytic Tillandsia species Ants provide protection and nutrients to some plant species but are there downsides to this mutualistic relationship? William Salter 23 Aug 2021
Ecosystems Predicting native plant responses to Japanese knotweed invasion Can plant functional traits help to predict responses to Reynoutria japonica invasion in riparian and fallow ecosystems in southern Poland? William Salter 19 Aug 2021
Computational Models Simulating the effects of local wind reduction on shrub seed dispersal How does a local wind reduction zone influence seed dispersal around a single shrub element? William Salter 16 Aug 2021
Close Encounters Ant protection from elephant herbivory in West African Acacias Ants can provide effective protection from elephant herbivory in East African Acacia species, but is this true for species of West Africa? William Salter 09 Aug 2021
Cells, Genes & Molecules The roles of melatonin in soybean drought tolerance Could the exogenous application of melatonin help to improve tolerance to drought stress in crop plants? William Salter 05 Aug 2021
Close Encounters Do flowers removed of nectar and pollen attract fewer bumblebee pollinators? Do pollen thieves and nectar robbers reduce flower attractiveness to bumblebee pollinators in Impatiens oxyanthera? William Salter 02 Aug 2021