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Juniper Kiss

Juniper Kiss (@GOESbyJuniper) is currently a PhD student at the University of Southampton working on the "Enhancing ecosystem functioning to improve resilience of subsistence farming in Papua New Guinea" project. As a marine biology turned plant biology undergraduate, she published student articles in GOES magazine and has been a big fan of social media, ecology, botany and fungi. Along with blogging and posting, Juniper loves to travel to developing countries and working with farmers.
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Growth & Development

Tree buds need cosy blankets for the spring rather than the winter

It may be that buds in winter are ‘on pause’ and they are in fact prepared to protect their contents in the changeable spring weather.

by Juniper KissJuly 13, 2022July 13, 2022
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Taxonomy & Evolution

Lessons from magnolias about past climatic events and plant evolution

Chinese scientists used data from Magnolia plastid genomes to peer back millions of years to understand Cenozoic climatic changes.

by Juniper KissMay 27, 2022May 27, 2022
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Growth & Development

Most Australian shrubs have “sleepy seeds” and seed dormancy types might be driven by rainfall seasonality

Have you ever found it tricky to get some seeds to germinate? You might have wondered if it was the water, or the temperature, or the soil, or perhaps the seeds themselves that are the problem?

by Juniper KissOctober 27, 2021October 27, 2021
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Close Encounters

Grapes, mind the (cell wall) barricades against grey mould!

Grape cell walls could explain their susceptibility to fungal disease.

by Juniper KissJuly 16, 2021July 26, 2021
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Plants & People

The bright side of Facebook: users catalogue rare plant species in Italy

A new study in the Journal of Applied Ecology highlights how photos in a Facebook group can complement plant scientists’ sightings.

by Juniper KissJuly 14, 2021July 15, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

The wonders of mixing and matching pigments and colourful flowers

A review in The Biochemist draws attention to the importance of flower pigments to help plants cope with environmental stresses.

by Juniper KissJuly 13, 2021July 13, 2021
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Taxonomy & Evolution

No need for orchids: mycorrhizal fungi do not depend on their hosts in Australia

Several fungi had distributions extending into central and northern parts of the continent, illustrating their tolerance of an extraordinarily wide range of environmental conditions.

by Juniper KissJuly 7, 2021July 1, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Plant chemicals are more important in carnivory than previously thought

Plant carnivory, at the metabolic level, likely evolved from at least two distinct functions–attraction and defence.

by Juniper KissJuly 5, 2021July 1, 2021
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Growth & Development

Drought response of European beech trees is not straight forward

by Juniper KissJune 14, 2021June 14, 2021
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Computational Models Ecosystems

Human assistance is still needed for measuring trees with laser scans

by Juniper KissJune 9, 2021June 9, 2021
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Growth & Development

The wonders of leaf hydraulics: efficiency-safety trade offs in woody plants

A high biomechanical resistance was found to be associated with considerable hydraulic safety

by Juniper KissJune 8, 2021June 8, 2021
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Computational Models Ecosystems

From branches to entire trees and forests: a new laser scanning-based model improves estimations

New laser technology can measure faster and more accurately.

by Juniper KissJune 4, 2021June 3, 2021
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Plants & People

Fascination of Fruits and Vegetables

Special edition of Fascination of Plant Day infographics.

by Juniper KissMay 18, 2021May 18, 2021
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Plants & People

Fascination of Plants and Drones

Drones are helping find plants hiding where humans cannot go.

by Juniper KissMay 18, 2021May 18, 2021
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