Computational Models Positions matter: drones using nadir and oblique photography on maize fields Study reveals that more detailed 3D point clouds can be produced using oblique photography. Juniper Kiss 05 Jun 2020
Ecosystems Even plants want it to snow! The effects of cold stress on plant communities and how snow may offset these Snow may not necessarily be a bad thing for plants Liam Elliott 04 Jun 2020
Close Encounters Seeing red isn’t the same everywhere! How and why red flowers differ between locations. The precise colouration of red flowers differs according to where they are and what they interact with. Liam Elliott 02 Jun 2020
Growth & Development The tale (or phenology) of two wild blueberries in Canada Do you like eating big blueberries? The little berries are not only packed with anthocyanins but you might have actually eaten different species of blueberries without noticing. Juniper Kiss 27 May 2020
Growth & Development Aspen, they grow up so… weirdly. Aspen possesses enormous levels of genotype-based intraspecific variation. Juniper Kiss 26 May 2020
Growth & Development Sulphur deficiency leads to delayed senescence in barley Deficiency led to reduction of proteases and nitrogen mobilization in senescing leaves. Erin Zimmerman 25 May 2020
Growth & Development To C4 or not to C4 if you’re a tree? Some possible answers C4 photosynthesis is an efficient way of harnessing energy, yet trees rarely use it. Why is that? Liam Elliott 22 May 2020
Cells, Genes & Molecules How to eat bugs without really trying? Insights from the genomes of carnivorous plants Genes for carnivory arose from a duplication of the genome turning plants into hunters. Liam Elliott 20 May 2020
Ecosystems How do some plants become flammable? Insights from Dracophyllum Why would a plant not frequently exposed to fire evolve to burn well? Liam Elliott 19 May 2020
Growth & Development 7 Plants You’ll Be Seeing More Of As Model Species What plants will be shaping botanical research in the future? Here are seven candidates. Juniper Kiss 18 May 2020