Plants & People
Advancing flowering is altering the dates of some cultural events
Concern that flowers are blooming earlier is about more than wish to return to the good old days.
Plants & People
How “The Week in Botany” works
I’ve changed the system for sending the emails out for The Week in Botany, so I thought now was a good time to revisit how
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How a forgotten plant of Mexico’s tropical forests revolutionised life for women
A plant native to the tropical forests of Mexico was essential for the development of the contraceptive pill.
Plants & People
A new spin on Darwin’s “abominable mystery”
Darwin may indeed not have been referring to angiosperms broadly in his famous words to his friend.
Plants & People
Historical trends in herbarium specimens could cause misleading observations
Extra care should be taken to avoid misinterpretation of data when looking at centuries-spanning specimens.
Plants & People
The Rules of Reforestation
Ten golden rules might sound simple, but reforestation is a bit more complicated than that.
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Introducing our new editor, Lorena Villanueva Almanza
Botany One welcomes a new editor and a slight change in direction.
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What plant is that? Testing out automated plant identification apps
Can smartphone apps successfully identify British native flora?
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Tree root identification saves ancient caves and the forest above them
Barcoding and morphology combined allowed identification and targeted removal of problem trees.
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Special Issue of Annals of Botany ‘Polyploidy and Evolution in Plants’: Open call for papers
The special issue is due for publication in mid 2022.
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Syrian seed rescue a triumph of international cooperation
More than 80% of the Syrian seed collection was preserved at Svalbard before the facility was lost.
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A thread about ideas for Botany One plant stories…
Inspiration for Botany One stories Several years ago I penned a piece giving some insights into the sources for my Plant Cuttings items that appear on