An orchid gives assistance, forests reduced persistence, and weeds’ electrical resistance
Botanists uncover the reason for an orchid’s delicate shape, deforestation is probably worse than you thought, and a test of killing weeds without herbicide.
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A nose becomes fancier, an armyworm answer, and plants against cancer
Scientists take different approaches to tackle crop pests, and a well-known plant produces a protein that inhibits tumour growth in mammals.
MARSHAL, a novel tool for modeling root system hydraulics
A new computational tool couples a root architecture model with fast and accurate algorithms of water flow through hydraulic architectures and plant-scale parameter calculations.
How do you combine simplicity and realism in plant models?
Parsimony and biological reality are often seen as antagonistic goals in plant modelling. Hammer and colleagues argue that isn’t always the case, and combining the two approaches could bring benefits to scientists as well as plants.
Aconitum offers bees more nectar to carry its toxic pollen
Male flowers of Aconitum protect their pollen by adding alkaloids. Without pollen as a reward, botanists asked how the flower compensated pollinators.
UV light can guide flies to an Utterly Voracious plant
Students at Augustana University have found out how insects see carnivorous plants by building on each other’s work in a series of projects.
The Miscanthus sacchariflorus homeland lies beneath the waves
A study of the genetic diversity of Miscanthus sacchariflorus has revealed that the centre of its diversity now lies under the Yellow Sea.
The role of ultraviolet reflectance and pattern in the pollination system of Hypoxis camerooniana
It’s the colours you cannot see that are important to the bees of Cameroon.
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