Microscopes and roots: investigating whether cell wall thickenings are phi (Φ) or “C” shaped
Noccaea caerulescens has some tricks that help it cope with heavy metals.
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Dying to grow: Programmed Cell Death key to an epiphytic orchid’s root development
Li and colleagues combined the use of transmission electron microscopy, x-ray microtomography, and transcriptome methods to characterize the major anatomical and molecular changes that occur during the development and death of velamen radicum cells of Cymbidium tracyanum, a typical epiphytic orchid.
Staminodes of Aquilegia: how an unusual floral organ develops
Why would a flower want sterile stamens. An investigation into their development yields some clues.
In Lomatia, the pollen is naturally poisoned
Lomatia stores the ingredients for cyanide, somewhere in its flowers.
Differences in Protea Traits Add up to Explain Differences in Fitness
It’s the differences in individuals that make one Protea more successful than another.
Invaders and Natives show different variability in Hawaii
Native and invading plants vary differently in leaf shape in response to climate. Curiously, sometimes the native plants are more acquisitive than the invaders.
There Is No “typical” CAM Leaf
Some associations hold true within closely related groups, but none span the breadth of CAM plants.
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