Plant Cuttings
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The Annals measures up…
Annals of Botany is amongst the ten ‘Top publications’ in botany/plant science!
Calorie counting gone awry
What if the calorific information on the food you are eating is incorrect, inaccurate, misleading or just plain wrong?
A new lotus effect..?
A new phenomenon that has been identified in the lotus – opening and closing of ‘central plate stomata’ regulates convective airflow within the lotus plant.
By Royal appointment…
A new Royal Charter will enhance the Institute of Horticulture’s ability to increase the profile, recognition and standing of professional horticulture.
On track with Plant Trek
Dr Richard Stout’s free ‘book’ is entitled Plant Trek, and is focused on GM (genetic modification/manipulation/meddling)/GE (genetic engineering) and plants
Botanists need to be more sociable…
Whether educators like it or not, it’s clear that having been brought up on digital/social media tools, students expect to see them used in botany teaching
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Tann-fastic, a new plant organelle(!!)
Jean-Marc Brillouet et al. have identified a new organelle in plant cells: the ‘tannosome’ is involved in the formation of condensed tannins.
Say it with flowers?
Dani Nadel et al., have unearthed possibly the oldest example of the decoration of graves with plants.
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