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Hydrometeorology and ecophysiology of cloud forests
The links between hydrometeorological conditions and vegetation distribution, functioning and survival.
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Pollinator discrimination, acorn antiques and fossil climates – new this week in Annals of Botany
Pollinator discrimination, acorn antiques and fossil climates – new this week in Annals of Botany.
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Crocus, saffron-omics and the highest value crop
Saffron, the stigma of Crocus sativus, is the highest priced agricultural product (often €/$25 or £15 per gram) and a good example of a profitable crop
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The Martian by Andy Weir
A while back I asked for recommendations for science fiction reading involving botany. On our Facebook page Claire Soulsby suggested The Martian by Andy Weir. I’
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Limonium, bursts of CO2 release and Na+/K+ homeostasis at the whole-plant level – What’s New in Annals of Botany this week
Limonium, bursts of CO2 release and Na+/K+ homeostasis at the whole-plant level – What’s New in Annals of Botany this week.
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Plant molecular cytogenetics in the genomic and postgenomic era
The way that we can address questions in genome evolution and expression has changed enormously in the last five years. We can get huge amounts of
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Maintenance of plant species cohesion despite ongoing hybridization
When species cohesion is maintained despite ongoing natural hybridisation.
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Polyploidy and the evolution of flax
A previous and hitherto unknown whole-genome duplication event also occurred in cultivated flax 20–40 MYA.
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How rice germinates under water
Rice has the rare ability to germinate and elongate a coleoptile under oxygen-deficient conditions. Here’s why.
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Developmental robustness and species diversity: A special issue of Annals of Botany
J.B.S. Haldane is often quoted to have said that ‘God has an inordinate fondness for beetles’. Arguably, Haldane himself would not have accepted this
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Picture Perfect
Are you a keen photographer? You are reading a botany blog, so we can speculate that you have at least a passing interest in plants! Over
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The controversial origin of the coconut
So where do coconuts originate from – America or Asia?