Cells, Genes & Molecules
Unravelling how a mysterious substance may boost plant growth
Capstaff and colleagues investigate how soil-derived fulvic acid may boost growth of alfalfa
Plants & People
New research shows that Bioenergy plants need to be in the right location to deliver benefits
Finding the win-wins for Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) as we move to net zero – for the UK at least, size matters.
Close Encounters
Should we be looking to parasitic plants to help control invasive species?
Biologists have been looking at biological controls like herbivores to control invasive plants. New research suggests we should also look at what parasitic plants can do.
Ecosystems
Plastic plants?! Nanoplastics may be bad news for plants too.
More evidence that the damaging potential of small plastics needs to extend to terrestrial environments.
Plants & People
Ethnobiologists consider their impact during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
A group of scientists with diverse backgrounds reached out to each other under unprecedented times and set out new goals for their own discipline.
Ecosystems
Citizen science data can complement collections well for some applications
The range and occurrence of anther smut shows very similar patterns in both collections and iNaturalist data.
Plants & People
Law enforcement and ecologists will need to trade information to combat trading in endangered plants say crime researchers
Online trading is increasing the damage done by illegal trading in plant material, but researchers have suggestions to reduce this.
Computational Models
From computer to field: can in silico modelling can help us to optimise rice for possible droughts?
Advances in computational models may allow us to quickly predict responses of important food crops to environmental stresses in the field, and to identify the genetic basis of these.
Plants & People
Creating the conservationists of the future in times of rapidly shifting baselines
Planting urban trees could also plant a seed of conservation in children.
Plants & People
in silico Plants Maximizes the Visibility of Your Paper
Having your paper accepted is not the end of the production process.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Fruits of all colours: how green-stripe tomatoes get their distinctive colour pattern
How fruits or flowers produce particular colouration or colour patterning is a question that often has complex answers. It may also seem to be a relatively
Plants & People
Ex Situ Collections Not Reaching Genetic Diversity Goals
More efficient sampling could capture greater diversity without overwhelming space constraints.