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Alun Salt

Alun (he/him) is the Producer for Botany One. It's his job to keep the server running. He's not a botanist, but started running into them on a regular basis while working on writing modules for an Interdisciplinary Science course and, later, helping teach mathematics to Biologists. His degrees are in archaeology and ancient history.
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Plants & People

Plant Remains in Coffin Pillows Betray Burial Beliefs

A top-quality pillow is essential for a good night’s sleep, but what pillow do you need for the longest sleep? A study of pillows in Polish graves shows that Catholics and Protestants had different ideas.

by Alun SaltSeptember 1, 2022September 1, 2022
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Close Encounters

Drought damages a plant’s perfume

Bees may be using their sense of smell to detect and avoid stressed plants.

by Alun SaltAugust 26, 2022August 26, 2022
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Close Encounters

Fungi prepare the soil for plant invasions

Chinese researchers find that similar plants can gain a big competitive advantage by partnering with the right fungi.

by Alun SaltAugust 22, 2022August 22, 2022
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Taxonomy & Evolution

Pansies undergo high-speed evolution when pollinators disappear

French researchers used ‘resurrection ecology’ to compare 2012 pansies with plants from twenty years earlier to see the evolutionary changes in the flowers over time.

by Alun SaltAugust 19, 2022August 19, 2022
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Plants & People

Winter is coming, and that’s bad news for food security

Two recent papers take different approaches to the potentially disastrous consequences of loading the stratosphere with ash but combined, they act as a warning for the fragility of food security.

by Alun SaltAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022
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Ecosystems

It’s not too late to save the carnivorous plants of Janggun wetland

Surveys of Janggun wetland in South Korea have found some parts have no carnivorous plants, but a study of the seed bank shows that they have the potential to return if the wetland is managed correctly.

by Alun SaltAugust 16, 2022August 16, 2022
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Plants & People

Ecologists discover a place for the dead in graveyards

It was thought that people preferred graveyards to be tidy. A new survey finds that visitors can accept the presence of some decaying matter – opening more possibilities for biodiversity.

by Alun SaltAugust 15, 2022August 15, 2022
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Close Encounters

Bromeliads offer ants a summer residence in Costa Rica

Myrmecophobes might want to avoid studying bromeliads in the forests of Costa Rica during the summer. There are plenty of plants, but they seem to attract fire ants.

by Alun SaltAugust 12, 2022August 12, 2022
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Photosynthesis on the far side of the rainbow

Light you cannot see, in the infrared part of the spectrum, is surprisingly important for plant photosynthesis.

by Alun SaltAugust 9, 2022August 9, 2022
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Close Encounters

Which ornamental plants perform best for pollinators?

Guides suggest some species are better than others for pollinators, but when you get to the plant nursery you’re confronted by half a dozen cultivars of the same species. How do you pick between them?

by Alun SaltAugust 8, 2022August 8, 2022
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Ecosystems

Unexpected responses to wildfire by seedlings in the Yukon

Fire-adapted trees should be able to take advantage of wildfires, but on the boundary between the boreal forest and the tundra, something odd is happening.

by Alun SaltAugust 3, 2022August 3, 2022
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Plants & People

Dutch Scientists Learn How to Get Better Botanical Data from the Public

Instead of complaining about the limits of volunteer work, some Dutch botanists have found how to improve their understanding of data from citizen scientists.

by Alun SaltJuly 29, 2022July 29, 2022
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Ecosystems

When invasive plants move in, where do native pollinators go?

Invasive plants change the opportunities for pollinators, helping some but harming others.

by Alun SaltJuly 21, 2022July 21, 2022
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Where does a hemiparasite’s food come from?

A parasitic plant’s ability to steal carbon rests in their haustoria, specialised organs they use to tap into a host plant.

by Alun SaltJuly 19, 2022July 19, 2022
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