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? William Salter 14 Jan 2021
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? William Salter 21 Dec 2020
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? Rachel Shekar 15 Dec 2020
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. Rachel Shekar 08 Dec 2020
Growth & Development Tea buds are prepared for the cold by remembering past weather Juniper Kiss 04 Dec 2020
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. Juniper Kiss 02 Dec 2020
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? William Salter 30 Nov 2020
Growth & Development Woodiness only indirectly responsible for embolism resistance in Arabidopsis Its correlation with intervessel pit membrane thickness provides the missing functional link. Erin Zimmerman 27 Nov 2020
Ecosystems Very fine roots act as renewed carbon sink in rewetted peatland forest New study suggests that rewetting peatland forests could increase their climate change mitigation function. Juniper Kiss 25 Nov 2020
Cells, Genes & Molecules A step to the biofuels of the future? Compiling a genome of an Asian grass is already producing useful results for breeding. Alun Salt 20 Nov 2020