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Growing biofuels in marginal land

A problem with growing biofuels is that they can take land needed for food. What happens when you start growing biofuels on marginal land where food crops are not possible?

by Fi GennuOctober 30, 2019October 30, 2019
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Introducing MuSCA, the multi-scale carbon allocation model

MuSCA reveals that the topological scale has a major influence on the simulation of carbon allocation.

by Alun SaltOctober 25, 2019October 24, 2019
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A fern thought to grow on trees still keeps a root on the ground

The Aspleniaceae is a family of ferns, some of which are terrestrial and some of which are epiphytes. A new study has found a rarity, a hemiepiphyte.

by Alun SaltOctober 22, 2019October 21, 2019
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Belowground biomass reduces erosion rates in sand dunes

New research shows that it’s the parts of the plants you don’t see that help preserve dunes from erosion.

by Alun SaltOctober 21, 2019October 21, 2019
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How do mangrove forests recover from cyclones?

What happens when cyclones hit mangroves? What happens when there are repeated impacts? Ken Krauss and Michael Osland have been looking at the scientific research to find out.

by Alun SaltOctober 15, 2019October 15, 2019
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PtHMGR overexpression enhances tolerance of salt and drought

Overexpression of PtHMGR enhanced the stress resistance of poplar.

by Alun SaltOctober 8, 2019October 8, 2019
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Where did the first flowers grow?

Botanists have tried to understand the conditions that led to the evolution of the first flowers by reconstructing the niches from which the earliest flowering plants diverged.

by Alun SaltOctober 7, 2019
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What factors make a deadly carrot so dangerous?

The deadly carrot might sound as likely as the killer tomato, but decoding the defences of Thapsia garganica might have a big pay-off in the future.

by Alun SaltSeptember 30, 2019September 30, 2019
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A new study reveals how the cuticle protects maize leaves

The cuticle is a waxy covering of a leaf that helps prevent water-loss. A new study of adult maize leaves shows it’s not a simple structure.

by Alun SaltSeptember 18, 2019September 27, 2019
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Trees fight infections by building barricades, but how?

Trees fight infections by trapping pathogens in one part of the tree. Hugh Morris and colleagues have been reviewing how trees use secondary metabolites in order to control the process.

by Alun SaltSeptember 11, 2019September 11, 2019
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X-ray CT scanning can boost tree-ring research

A new technique to scan tree rings offers to yield precious new data on past climates.

by Alun SaltSeptember 9, 2019September 9, 2019
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How do marshes migrate?

New research shows that marsh plants may be lying in wait in marshes-to-be, waiting for geological processes to catch up.

by Alun SaltSeptember 4, 2019September 3, 2019
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Even a small change in topography can help tides drive an oxygen pump

For pioneer species in the marshes, it’s a case of grow fast or die young. But the differences in growth speed can be caused by tiny changes in geography.

by Alun SaltSeptember 3, 2019September 3, 2019
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A plant thought to aid Nothofagus may be out-competing it

The idea was simple, Proteaceae plants are experts at releasing phosphorus from soils, so planting them alongside Nothofagus should provide the beeches with natural fertilizer. The reality is more complex.

by Alun SaltSeptember 2, 2019August 30, 2019
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