Growth & Development
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Leaf trichomes may avoid water stress in part by impeding gall formation
Trichomes seem to help prevent the larger gall types that lead to greater water loss.
Botanists explore how mint makes a home for ants and mites
Domatia in a member of the mint family are caused by cell proliferation, not leaf rolling
Iberian saxifrage side-steps the grim reaper to extend its lifespan
Saxifrage can grow multiple heads in stressed conditions, allowing more attempts at flowering.
Dimorphism in cleistogamous flowers in Portulaca oleracea
A trade-off between outcrossing and self-pollination is due to an interplay between genes and environment.
Root flavonoids are related to enhanced AMF colonization of an invasive tree
Pei et al. investigated AMF colonization in populations of the Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera).
Using genetic analyses to understand population structure and genet assignment of a clonal forest-floor herb
Tsujimoto et al. investigated how ramets belonging to different genets were distributed in a natural population of Carrdamine leucantha in Hokkaido, Japan.
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.
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.
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