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The War Between Trees and Grasses by Howard Thomas: The Book I wished I’d had as an Undergraduate.
What drives the author to spend time on the piano to re-establish calm or why did the song The Teddy Bears’ Picnic leave an unsettling
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Raising awareness of plant blindness
Readers of this column will know that there is a problem with the inability – or unwillingness – of people generally to appreciate plants. This is the well-
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Plant-animal interactions deal with wildfires in unexpected ways
A guest post by Yedra García, María Clara Castellanos and Juli G. Pausas Wildfires might seem like dramatic events, even in ecosystems where they are fully
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New form of photosynthesis that’s above par
PAR is the acronym for Photosynthetically-Active Radiation, and refers to light with wavelengths of 400 – 700 nm, the so-called visible spectrum, from red to
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in silico Plants (isP) launches – a computational plant science journal
There is a new home for cross-disciplinary research at the interface between plant biology, mathematics and computer science: in silico Plants (isP).
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Trees and Wellbeing Conference at Oxford Brookes University, 18 May 2018
This conference brought together recent research and ancient wisdom to discuss the beneficial effects of trees on human wellbeing and happiness. It was organized by Christiana
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Bibliometrics of Biofortification
Biofortification is a growing field of research. Philip White dives into the bibliometrics to see what nutrients and what crops are of particular interest at the moment.
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Exquisitely preserved tiny fossils are key for understanding moss evolution
Tiny 135-million-year-old moss fossils found in rocks from western Canada preserve exquisite anatomical details. These fossils open an unexpected window on moss evolution,
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On nectaries and floral architecture
Nectaries are the most interesting organs in flowers – at least to me. Compared to other floral organs (i.e. perianth organs, stamens and carpels), the position
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Inspiring the Botanists of the future
Part of the goal of Plant Cuttings items is to share news of botanical research with the wider plant-minded community, the better to advertise that
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Elevated carbon dioxide: Getting to the root of the problem
How will plants respond to rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere? Botanists at BIFoR, the Birmingham Institute for Forest Research have gone underground to find some of the answers.
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Contemporary Citation Classic: Flowers TJ (2004) Improving crop salt tolerance. Journal of Experimental Botany 55, 307-319.
Philip White writes: Recently, I compiled a list of contemporary Citation Classics in Plant Sciences. My intention was not just to identify key papers in Plant