Computational Models
How much nitrogen does rice need to produce high yields?
Researchers use 3D modelling of rice canopies to determine how nitrogen availability affects photosynthetic productivity.
Growth & Development
Coffee and the Leaf Economics Spectrum: size matters
Martin and Issac quantified size-dependent variation in eight leaf traits in a single coffee genotype (Coffea arabica var. Caturra) in managed agroecosystems.
Growth & Development
Seasonal coordination of leaf hydraulics and gas exchange in a wintergreen fern
What are the anatomical and physiological strategies Polystichum acrostichoides uses to maintain photosynthesis and avoid hydraulic failure across the year?
Growth & Development
Moraceae inflorescence development highly variable even for similar pollination modes
Transitional stages in fig relatives show increasingly enclosed flowers.
Growth & Development
Formation of branching systems in broad-leaf bamboo
What are the underlying processes that give rise to the different branching architecture types found in the genus Sasa?
Growth & Development
Origins of symmetry, an exploration of flower development in Canna indica
Can a detailed genetic study provide insight into the developmental process of assymetric flowers?
Growth & Development
Proteomics of grain yield-related traits in wheat
Can proteomics be used to gain a better understanding of yield-related traits in wheat?
Computational Models
The Role of Adaptive Strategies in Plant Modelling
How can plant modelers introduce a genetic dimension into physiological models at different organizational scales in a meaningful way?
Computational Models
Under pressure: How do plants strike a balance between growth and defense?
A novel modelling approach explores how resource availability, competition pressure and insect herbivore pressure drive selection.
Growth & Development
Tea buds are prepared for the cold by remembering past weather
Cold hardiness, acclimating and de-acclimating from cold temperatures can help plants prevent or reduce frost damage to their tissues. Through complex molecular networks, plants can
Computational Models
SoyFACE for 3D soybean canopy modelling under elevated carbon dioxide
New mathematical model dissects how soybean plants might grow larger in the future.
Growth & Development
Seed heteromorphism, an adaptive trait of desert plant species
What are the effects of genetic and environmental factors on seed heteromorphism and its variations?