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Alex Assiry

Alex Assiry is an editorial assistant in the Annals of Botany Office. When not working, Alex listens for the opportunity to help.
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Cells, Genes & Molecules Taxonomy & Evolution

Species delimitation and a new Betula species in section Costatae

Botanists have developed an integrated approach to identify differences between closely related species.

by Alex AssiryApril 1, 2022April 1, 2022
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Growth & Development

Root water relations and drought tolerance

Findings could help wine industry adapt to climate change

by Alex AssiryMarch 23, 2022March 23, 2022
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Computational Models Growth & Development

Soil compaction and nitrate capture

While lateral roots comprise the bulk of root length, axial roots function as a scaffold determining the distribution of these laterals.

by Alex AssiryMarch 18, 2022March 18, 2022
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Close Encounters

Gene expression reveals differences between symptomatic and asymptomatic infection in tobacco

Different types of plant interactions with a particular pathogen are characterized by the different oxylipin profiles of the host plant.

by Alex AssiryMarch 15, 2022March 16, 2022
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

How can botanists improve rice’s ability to use phosphorus?

Botanists show for the first time that reduced phosphorus investment in lipids in plants improves phosphorus use efficiency in rice without reducing photosynthesis.

by Alex AssiryMarch 8, 2022March 9, 2022
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Growth & Development

Below-ground hydraulics control stomatal closure

Botanists find that during soil drying, stomatal regulation is controlled by below-ground hydraulics in a predictable way.

by Alex AssiryFebruary 24, 2022February 24, 2022
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Phylogenomic analyses of the East Asian endemic Abelia

Sun et al. used genomic data to reconstruct the phylogeny of Abelia and found a clear pattern of reticulate evolution in the group.

by Alex AssiryFebruary 22, 2022February 22, 2022
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Plants & People

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.

by Alex AssiryDecember 16, 2020June 11, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

H202 scavenging releases axillary bud outgrowth in rosebush

High levels of H2O2 in a quiescent state prevents bud outgrowth.

by Alex AssiryJuly 19, 2020July 17, 2020
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

How does barley make vitamin E?

Vitamin E is increasingly understood to be important for human health. An international team has been editing the barley genome to understand the genetic controls for the vitamin’s creation by the cereal.

by Alex AssiryJuly 4, 2020July 1, 2020
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Computational Models Growth & Development

You get a better model of the forest when you look at the individual trees

by Alex AssiryJune 18, 2020June 17, 2020
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Fruits develop differently in herbaceous and woody species

The key to good fruit fruit is sugar. But what processes drive the accumulation of sugars in fruit?

by Alex AssiryJune 14, 2020June 12, 2020
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Computational Models Growth & Development

Turgor-Driven Plant Growth Inside a Soybean Functional-Structural Plant Model

by Alex AssiryApril 23, 2020April 23, 2020
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Taxonomy & Evolution

The Piedra Chamana fossil woods and leaves reveal a tropical forest with some water stress

by Alex AssiryApril 22, 2020April 21, 2020
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