Regulation of flowering time in Japanese wild radish
How do climatic cues influence flowering time in natural populations of wild radish in northern and southern Japan?
Growth & Development
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Creosote branches dance, even after death
Scientists watching the daily movement of branches in the creosote plant have found that even dead branches move to respond to changes in the air.
The Why and How of Horizontally Expanding Leaf Patterns
A new study uses multiple approaches to determine why horizontally expanding leaf patterns exist and how they are formed.
Modeling the circadian clock
A novel circadian clock model based on real-world clocks delivers simplicity, entrainment, reliability, and accuracy.
Rising carbon dioxide concentrations are making “the world’s most destructive toxic weed” more toxic
Carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere have gone up by a third since the mid 20th century. Parthenin concentrations in invasive Parthenium hysterophorus have gone up by a half.
Facing the sun gives seeds a brighter future
Sunflowers might orientate their capitulum, or flowerhead, to catch the early heat of the sun, as well as to shine more brightly in the morning.
The rise and fall of carbohydrates in the trees of the north
A new study tracks how paper birch trees prepare for a Canadian winter.
What makes a pitcher plant’s trap so slippery?
Research into the wettability of a pitcher plant’s trap reveals that its the grooves you can see that make it so slippery – and the grooves you can’t.
Geographic variation in shoot structure linked to fruit size in Camelia japonica
Does fruit size influence shoot structure across a latitudinal gradient in southern Japan?
A conifer study reveals how a changing climate could make commercial forestry more complicated
In an unpredictable future climate, planting for less climate sensitivity may prove wiser than attempting to find trees geared for warmer weather.
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