Modular models allow users to focus on biology rather than programming
Presenting BioCro II: an updated software package for modular crop growth simulations.
Category: News
Why don’t plants need sunscreen?
Plants have no opportunity to get out of the sun into the shade, so how do they avoid damage by UV-B light? The answer lies in the cuticle, the outermost layer of a plant.
There’s more to tree spines than first thought
Analysis of 31 tropical woody species with spines on their trunk has uncovered new explanations for the presence of spines on trees.
A new wearable technology — for plants
In the future, some plants may wear monitors to keep track of water loss.
Spring is coming a week earlier to European forests
Botanists found evidence for the effects of climate change stored in herbaria.
You can protect blueberries from cold with some help from the Antarctic
Botanists have found a bodyguard that can protect blueberry plants from cold or drought shocks – but instead of protecting the outside of the plant, it lives inside it.
What is it that makes some plants rare?
What’s behind the patterns of plant distribution, and are there any common features of rare plants? A team of botanists has been reviewing articles to find out.
Botanists uncover the cost of cloning
If a plant wants to produce a clone of itself, then it’s usually best to keep the new shoots close.
Integrative and Multiscale Modelling Special Issue: Call for Papers
in silico Plants is calling for papers for a special issue on integrative and multiscale modelling. This special issue will aim to publish research describing improved and newly developed multiscale models and tools.
Infectious bacteria force host plants to feed them
Not only do bacteria have tools to try to shut down plant defences, pathogens can also try to get the plant to direct water and food to help feed the attack.
Increased nutrients could help subarctic shrubs mitigate some of the stresses from a warmer environment
A Scandinavian team have examined how climate change will affect nutrient availability for shrubs and found a surprising result.
Tips on how to apply for a science editor post at Botany One
We’ve examined where people struggled with applications, the last time we had an editor post open. Here are some tips for what we are looking for.
Species delimitation and a new Betula species in section Costatae
Botanists have developed an integrated approach to identify differences between closely related species.
A trick of the light: Optimizing light quality conditions speeds plant growth
Model identifies optimal light conditions to manipulate the circadian clock.