Plant mitochondria interact with each other using social networks to share crucial information for their proper functioning.
Category - Videoblog
Joanna Chustecki
Iain Johnston
Parasitic plants and other botanical “misfits”
Taking a look inside these botanical rebels offers new information to better understand them.
Luiza Teixeira-Costa
The most common grape variety you’ve never heard of: Airen and careful winemaking
As the wine harvest reaches its peak in the Northern Hemisphere, what are the top three grapes? Interestingly, despite the volume of wine produced globally, and the long-lived plantations / vineyards, there have been...
Editor Pat Heslop-Harrison
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An update on grass-free lawns
We blogged earlier this year about Lionel Smith’s project developing grass-free lawns. He’s uploaded a long video revisiting one of his lawns a couple of years after planting. It looks like his research is a...
Alun Salt
Los Angeles once again threatened by the prospect of fresh fruit and vegetables
In a consumer society, food production is a radical act. It’s news again, as Los Angeles City Hall is renewing its campaign against gardeners while legislation permitting urban gardening is being held up. Hat-tip...
Discovering the Victoria Regia water lily
Tatiana Holway, author of The Flower of Empire, discusses how explorer Robert Shomburgk and his crew discovered the Victoria Regia water lily in Guyana.
