Bees, honey and Agave in the northern sierra of La Barca, Jalisco
You may have tried tequila or mezcal. But have you ever wondered what is happening in the fields where the Agave plants grow?
Category: Photos
Half of all plants have never been photographed in the wild
If you can’t find a photo of a plant in the wild, is that because the photo doesn’t exist – or because you’re looking in the wrong database? A recent article concludes either answer could be right, depending on the plant.
How a forgotten plant of Mexico’s tropical forests revolutionised life for women
A plant native to the tropical forests of Mexico was essential for the development of the contraceptive pill.
It’s fruit Jim, but not as we know it
Wise men (and women) in the January Annals of Botany
Our August issue is now online
Inside the Kiwi fruit for July’s cover image
August Image: Apple Stigma
This month the inset cover image shows a detail of the stigma of a flower of apple, Malus × domestica. The acquisition of stigmatic receptivity is concomitant with secretion of arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs, strained green) into the intercellular spaces between cell walls (blue).