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.
Category: Growth & Development
Using models to optimize planting density
The closeness of plants affects architectural plasticity and carbon uptake.
Modelling phenomics data for temperature response
Using computational models to overcome the shortcomings of high throughput phenotyping field data.
Botanists have discovered the world’s largest plant in what should be one of the world’s least plant-friendly environments
Botanists have discovered the world’s largest plant in Shark Bay, but Shark Bay is unusually salty – so how could a plant thrive there?
Find and compare the different tools available for your research in plant science
The Quantitative Plant website is a comprehensive database of public datasets for plant phenotyping, image analysis software tools and models for plants.
How Do Seeds Save for a Rainy Day?
Timing is everything. For seeds it’s a matter of life or death.
Modular models allow users to focus on biology rather than programming
Presenting BioCro II: an updated software package for modular crop growth simulations.
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.
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.
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.
A trick of the light: Optimizing light quality conditions speeds plant growth
Model identifies optimal light conditions to manipulate the circadian clock.
Plants Don’t Want Their Children to Starve
There’s more to seed survival than just seed mass.
Root water relations and drought tolerance
Findings could help wine industry adapt to climate change