Flora Incognita shows high identification accuracy in Northern Europe
Plant identification apps are now widely available for smartphones but can we trust them for research and nature conservation purposes?
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Phenotypic plasticity to nutrient availability in a wetland invasive species
Are triploid Butomus umbellatus plants more plastic to nutrient availability than diploid plants and does this make them more invasive?
A microscopic investigation of fibre development in Cannabis sativa
Can electron microscopy techniques provide new insights into the development of primary phloem fibres in hemp?
Plant breeding systems on the remote oceanic island of Pohnpei
How do the breeding systems of recent colonizing and long established plant species vary on a remote oceanic island?
Intra-clonal differences in leaf physiology after fire in Cornus drummondii
Do we need to account for intra-clonal differences in response to disturbance to accurately parameterize models of clonal shrub encroachment?
Evaluating salt tolerance mechanisms in two Tunisian barley landraces
Can investigation of landraces provide us with a better understanding of traits that could be used to improve crop salinity tolerance?
Fluorescence imaging reveals the colourful phenolic world of Parma violet
Can fluorescence microscopy be used as a rapid tool to quantitatively assess the phenolic profiles of living plant tissues?
Susceptibility to olive quick decline syndrome is linked to xylem anatomy
Can differences in xylem anatomy explain the contrasting responses of two olive cultivars to infection by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa?
Regulation of flowering time in Japanese wild radish
How do climatic cues influence flowering time in natural populations of wild radish in northern and southern Japan?
The pros and cons of ant mutualism in epiphytic Tillandsia species
Ants provide protection and nutrients to some plant species but are there downsides to this mutualistic relationship?
Predicting native plant responses to Japanese knotweed invasion
Can plant functional traits help to predict responses to Reynoutria japonica invasion in riparian and fallow ecosystems in southern Poland?
Simulating the effects of local wind reduction on shrub seed dispersal
How does a local wind reduction zone influence seed dispersal around a single shrub element?
Ant protection from elephant herbivory in West African Acacias
Ants can provide effective protection from elephant herbivory in East African Acacia species, but is this true for species of West Africa?
The roles of melatonin in soybean drought tolerance
Could the exogenous application of melatonin help to improve tolerance to drought stress in crop plants?