Growth & Development
Botanists find a cool way to preserve an endangered plant’s seeds
If you wonder how cool cool is, it’s at least -196 ℃ (-320 ℉).
Computational Models
How to account for clonal pup mass
Modeling differences in reproductive effort between iteroparous and semelparous reproductive strategies in Bromeliaceae
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Why is active carbon storage being ignored by modelers?
Active carbon pools need to be included for accurate simulation of plant growth patterns under fluctuating environments.
Growth & Development
The future of sweet corn turns sour
Heat during flowering damages the kernels before they develop.
Growth & Development
When you don’t kill weeds you teach them how to survive
It’s not your imagination, some plants are prepared for your hoe when you try to eradicate them from your garden.
Computational Models
Improving crop modeling using machine learning
Integration of machine learning and crop modelling can optimize predictions of plant growth and yield.
Computational Models
Autonomous construction of 3D leaves
An assessment of deep generative networks in creating realistic 3D data
Computational Models
Modelling perennial grass phenology
Predicting phenology can provide insight into better management.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Increased soybean yields finally achieved
Bioengineering boosts photosynthesis and increases yields in food crops for the first time ever.
Growth & Development
Tree buds need cosy blankets for the spring rather than the winter
It may be that buds in winter are ‘on pause’ and they are in fact prepared to protect their contents in the changeable spring weather.
Computational Models
Using models to optimize planting density
The closeness of plants affects architectural plasticity and carbon uptake.
Growth & Development
Modelling phenomics data for temperature response
Using computational models to overcome the shortcomings of high throughput phenotyping field data.