Growth & Development
It’s far from certain that peat bogs can continue absorbing carbon dioxide at current rates
A common claim is that rising carbon dioxide is actually good for plants. Research from Sweden shows that reality is more complicated.
Growth & Development
Why are there no Arctic mangroves?
Research from Japan reveals that mangroves can’t cope with cold feet.
Growth & Development
An unexpected killer lurks deep in Italian lakes
You would expect to see flowers of Utricularia australis on display just above the surface of a pond or lake. Now botanists have found open U. australis flowers on a lakebed over four metres below the surface.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Simulating grass phenotypic plasticity as an emergent property
Integrating plant functioning at organ scale can simulate the phenotypic plasticity of plants.
Growth & Development
Warm nights without respite accelerates the death of seedlings in a drought
A combination of morphological and physiological traits contribute to drought mortality, along with responses to night warming.
Growth & Development
Botanists find that some herbaceous use fire as a signal to prepare for boosted flowering in the following year
In the prairies of Minnesota, Liatris aspera is almost a real-life phoenix
Growth & Development
La mayoría de las plantas proviene de semillas. ¿Qué significa para nosotros?
Las plantas adultas son fuente de alimento, capturan carbono y ayudan a mantener suelos saludables. Pero ¿qué papel juegan sus semillas?
Growth & Development
Las raíces seminales del maíz ayudan a atrapar nutrientes
Cuando los humanos seleccionaron maíces de semillas grandes, es posible que también hayan mejorado involuntariamente su sistema radicular.
Growth & Development
Con el frío, el polen del arroz sufre de diversas formas mientras lucha por desarrollarse
Un equipo de botánicos en Japón ha dado un vuelco a décadas de supuestos sobre cómo el estrés por frío causa esterilidad en el polen de arroz.
Computational Models
Botanists take a step back to move forward in understanding grass
A 19th century idea of how grass grows has proven more accurate than later ideas, according to new research.
Growth & Development
Computer vision for phenotyping of photomorphogenesis
Can high-resolution imaging and computational processing be used to quantify variation in photomorphogenesis among Arabidopsis seedlings?
Computational Models
Improving wine yield and quality by improving carbohydrate modelling
A new study compares the accuracy of carbohydrate allocation and transport models for grapevine.