The study reveals the key role of gametic selection in siring success.
Author - Juniper Kiss
Juniper Kiss
The tale (or phenology) of two wild blueberries in Canada
Do you like eating big blueberries? The little berries are not only packed with anthocyanins but you might have actually eaten different species of blueberries without noticing.
Aspen, they grow up so… weirdly.
Aspen possesses enormous levels of
genotype-based intraspecific variation.
7 Plants You’ll Be Seeing More Of As Model Species
What plants will be shaping botanical research in the future? Here are seven candidates.
V-Mango model: an intricate 3D simulation of the King of Fruits
The computer-modelled mangoes could identify when their real-life counterparts were most at risk from mango blossom gall midge.
Reconsidering the conservation of an endangered tree in Brazil: one species or a hybrid?
Have you ever gone for a walk and noticed that the landscape has changed? Changes in plant species are easy to spot between, for example, a meadow and a forest. The transition area of biomes is called an ecotone which...
Microscopes and roots: investigating whether cell wall thickenings are phi (Φ) or “C” shaped
Noccaea caerulescens has some tricks that help it cope with heavy metals.
Spectacular speckles: silicon only disguises the signs of manganese toxicity in sunflowers and soybeans
Silicon is essential for string plants, but new research reveals that it can also hide evidence of poisoning in plants.
Aging Mosses Can Be Nitrogen Sinks: Tracking Tissue Nitrogen During Senescence
Old or dying leaves move nutrients to living tissues (i.e. resorption) but some nutrients remain in the dying tissues and are recycled in the environment via decomposition. One of the nutrients involved in resorption...
