Growth & Development
Venus flytraps meet post-capture energy needs with cyclic electron transport
A switch from linear to cyclic electron transport provides the extra boost needed until energy can be taken up from the insect itself.
Growth & Development
Are males and females produced in equal proportions in the sexually cryptic coco de mer?
Morgan et al. explores sex ratios in populations of Lodoicea maldivica in the Seychelles.
Growth & Development
Auxin redistribution modifies maize root proliferation
We know that maize roots chase after phosphorus, but how? Xin Wang and colleagues have been investigating what purpose the hormone auxin has in controlling root
Growth & Development
Plant economics spectrum theory holds true within ferns
Plants usually have limited resources in one way or another. There is only so much nutrient in the soil. How best to use it? The plant
Growth & Development
Wave forces decrease seedling establishment in tidal marshes
Waves lead to greater root biomass and stem flexibility, but lower stress resistance overall.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Does Viagra really help preserve flowers?
It is said that sildenafil citrate can help preserve flowers. Here’s an experiment that you could do at home, but probably shouldn’t, to find out.
Growth & Development
Sodium chloride solutions not a good experimental substitute for sea water
Simulating seawater in the lab is more complicated than just getting the salt concentration right.
Growth & Development
Expression of aquaporin subtypes in cotton under salt stress
Three aquaporins are reliable tools to identify cotton genotypes tolerant to salt stress, based on expression of qPCR-transcripts
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Early Lateral Root Development Is Driven by Thirst
Roots are critical for plants to find water and nutrients. They can also be expensive to grow, so a plant needs to send them in the
Growth & Development
Arabidopsis halleri: a model system for studying population differentiation and local adaptation
Whilst studies on Arabidopsis thaliana have generally been highly molecular and/or genetic in nature, most studies using A. halleri have addressed adaptation and variation in adaptive traits in the species’ natural habitat.
Computational Models
tealeaves: an R package for modelling leaf temperature using energy budgets
Plants are able to grow, survive and reproduce under a wide range of temperatures. Examples of plants that thrive in temperature extremes include cushion plants in
Ecosystems
Resprouting potential of rhizome fragments in an invasive aquatic plant
Non-native aquatic Ludwigia species from a polyploid complex are among the world’s most problematic invasive plants. A new paper in AoBP finds out why.