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. Alun Salt 22 Dec 2021
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 Alun Salt 20 Dec 2021
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? carlos-a-ordonez-parra 15 Dec 2021
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. Alun Salt 13 Dec 2021
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. Alun Salt 12 Dec 2021
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. Alun Salt 09 Dec 2021
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? William Salter 06 Dec 2021
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. Rachel Shekar 02 Dec 2021
Computational Models 1D light models as accurate are as 3D at estimating dry matter Researchers compare trade-offs between simplicity and accuracy when modelling greenhouse cucumber canopies. Rachel Shekar 30 Nov 2021
Growth & Development Lobed stems in the evolution of Malvaceae Non-cylindrical stems have evolved multiple times within climbing plants and are a common climbing mechanism, aiding the climbers in anchoring to other plants or surfaces in search of light. botanyone 29 Nov 2021