Computational Models
Soil compaction and nitrate capture
While lateral roots comprise the bulk of root length, axial roots function as a scaffold determining the distribution of these laterals.
Growth & Development
How does a plant vary across its range?
A French-US team studied whether Arabidopsis in its natural range varies by latitude or from a core to the periphery.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
It’s all connected: modeling water potential and plant physiological processes
“As water potential is regarded the best indicator of plant water status, because it is the integrated result of above- and below-ground environmental conditions, it holds promise as a pivotal model variable to which other plant processes respond.”
Growth & Development
Below-ground hydraulics control stomatal closure
Botanists find that during soil drying, stomatal regulation is controlled by below-ground hydraulics in a predictable way.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Computational model predicts soybean response to climate change
A successful plant model has now been parameterized to include soybean growth under elevated CO2.
Growth & Development
Interactive effects of drought and pollen intensity on seed production
Seed production of flowering plants is influenced by water availability and pollen deposition, but is there an interaction between these factors?
Computational Models
Creating visually realistic plant images to train neural networks
An interactive method for creating and calibrating developmental plant models expressed using L-systems
Growth & Development
Transgenerational effects of heat stress in Arabidopsis thaliana
Heat stress can have transgenerational effects on a plant’s offspring but how important are the timing and frequency of these events?
Computational Models
Deep learning techniques used to predict missing data
A new model produces 3D trees that are close to reality using predicted data.
Growth & Development
A class of chemicals that produce many of the colours of petals also regulates root response in White Lupins
Flavonoids help fine-tune a lupin’s response to low phosphorus availability.
Growth & Development
Interactive effects of Phosphorus and salinity
It’s not enough to have phosophorus in the soil, plants have to be able to use it. A new study examines how salinity interacts with the ability to take up phosphorus.
Growth & Development
Control genético de la altura y del número de ramas de Brassica napus en condiciones bajas de fósforo
Genes candidatos y haplotipos favorables pueden facilitar los esfuerzos de mejoramiento basado en marcadores para mejorar la eficiencia del uso de fósforo en B. napus.