Being able to lie dormant is a huge advantage for a seed but, in the campo rupestre of Brazil, the seeds are unusually impatient.
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Iceberg lettuce in short supply – other leafy greens can fill the gap
Modern lettuces are grown a long way from where they are consumed, and genetically are a long way from their ancestors.
Horizon scanning for future issues affecting invasive species management: call for participants
Invasive alien species are considered to be a major threat to natural ecosystems, biodiversity, agro-ecosystems and urban areas, and the numerous international agreements that recognise their negative effects reflect...
Plant Science for the Future (AoB at IPMB Part Two)
The 11th Congress of International Plant Molecular Biology took place at Iguazú Falls, located at the Argentine-Brazilian border. Our guest blogger Michelle Cotta used the opportunity to talk to a few of the leading...
Inspiring new discoveries of the nature of plant life at the molecular level (AoB at IPMB Part One)
The 11th Congress of International Plant Molecular Biology took place at Iguazú Falls, located at the Argentine-Brazilian border. This was an outstanding event, co-organized by the two Latin American countries, and held...
Our August issue is now online
The inset cover image shows the fleshy structures formed by the outermost seed integument (sarcotesta) of the gymnosperm Ginkgo biloba, which are attractive to animals and thus act like angiosperm fruits from a...
Inside the Kiwi fruit for July’s cover image
The July insert cover image shows the berry section of kiwifruit, Actinidia deliciosa; the blue spots are stained vascular bundles. In common with many other fruits, inward xylem flow decreases as the fruit matures and...
Norway vs sugar maples: a silent struggle in the understory.
I grew up in Michigan, where both Norway and sugar maples are commonly found in parks and backyards. In the sixth grade, we had a unit on tree identification and one of the hardest questions was: Norway or sugar maple...
Raindrops keep falling on my…
For anyone intrigued by this brief article recently in Science, the full paper can be found free online at our website.
August Image: Apple Stigma
This month the inset cover image shows a detail of the stigma of a flower of apple, Malus × domestica. The acquisition of stigmatic receptivity is concomitant with secretion of arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs, strained...
Tree Physiology: Carbon allocation special issue
Carbon allocation, the process by which plants invest carbon into stored reserves and structures such as new leaves, stem tissue and roots, has implications for topics as varied as drought tolerance, carbon...
Science & Plants for Schools
In the way that you do when you follow a link and then another one and another, I’ve stumbled across Science & Plants for Schools, which “creates opportunities for teachers and students to find out more...
Palm Harvest Impacts in tropical Forests
Palms may be the most useful group of plants in tropical American forests and in this project we study the effect of extraction and trade of palms on forests in the western Amazon, Andes, and Pacific lowlands of South...
University of Oxford seeks First Wood Professor of Forest Science
“Forestry… may be called the younger sister and the servant of Agriculture. Each of these arts is essential to the welfare of nations, and no people can be said to be wise, politic, or economic which does not pay...
