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Clock genes and the solar rhythm
The rhythms of clock genes in Arabidopsis facilitates peak expression of photosynthesis-related genes at noon independently of day length.
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Grass – potential killer or just misunderstood?
I remember reading that grass had a huge impact on ecosystems, but maybe missed its best chance to become famous. It’s possible grass would have
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Iron homeostasis in tomato plants
SlbHLH068, a putative transcription factor, is involved in iron homeostasis in tomato via an interaction with FER.
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What happens to a leaf when we cut it off a plant?
This is not something that we necessarily ask ourselves as we tuck into a lovely green salad, but maybe we should! Plants cannot move so they
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European Cytogenetics Conference: Chromosomes, sequences, Mendel and humans
The European Cytogenetics Conference, this year #ECA2015 in Strasbourg, is a terrific meeting to hear the latest on chromosome research, with a strong focus on human
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Opening a window on plant cell death
Let me introduce you to the wonderful world of the lace plant, Aponogeton madagascariensis. This exotic species native to streams in Madagascar has travelled far to
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Site glitches
AoB Blog has been getting more visitors recently. We knew that we’d have to move host by October so we had plans to quietly set
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Are all plant pollinators as busy as a bee?
There’s an article recently published in Psyche, that might be of interest to botanists Busy Bees: Variation in Insect Flower-Visiting Rates across Multiple Plant
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Cell biology of lignification in higher plants
A review of current understanding of lignin biosynthesis and polymerisation.
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Genetic variation, habitat destruction and survival
Habitat destruction and fragmentation affects genetic variation by reducing the size and increasing the isolation of populations.
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Light quality, volatile emissions and plant–plant interactions
Mimicking the proximity of neighbouring plants using a supplemental far-red light treatment on plants.
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Genome Editing the Plant and Animal Genomes conference series
It’s now nearly mid-way between Plant and Animal Genome Conferences held each January in San Diego. This is an annual conference where you can