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cotton plant with dried leaves
Cells, Genes & Molecules Computational Models Life

Unraveling the mechanisms of producing high quality cotton

A new study uses computational modelling to determine how and why cotton quality develops.

by Rachel ShekarJune 17, 2022June 17, 2022
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Understanding the connections between plant hormones and cellulose synthesis in plants: still a great unknown!

Wang and colleagues review the relationships between key phytohormone classes and cellulose deposition in plant systems.

by Liam ElliottJuly 6, 2020July 6, 2020
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Plants have two ways of giving directions to cell wall builders

When getting cellulose to the cell wall, plant cells don’t rely on just one set of directions.

by Liam ElliottApril 21, 2020May 15, 2020
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AoB PLANTS

Biochemical and physiological flexibility accompanies reduced cellulose biosynthesis in the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

How do grasses make cellulose for cell walls? Brabham and colleagues have been examining the genes.

by William SalterNovember 4, 2019November 4, 2019
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A diagram of the paper
Annals of Botany News in Brief

ARP2/3 complex links cell wall assembly and auxin distribution

by Alex AssiryNovember 6, 2018November 6, 2018
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Pollen tubes
Annals of Botany

Effects of sucrose depletion on pollen tube growth

by botanyoneJuly 20, 2018July 20, 2018
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Secondary cell walls in primary and secondary stem growth
Annals of Botany

The cell biology of secondary cell wall biosynthesis

What is it that makes a plant get up and stay up? A new review looks at the creation of secondary cell walls. These microscopic features are the key to understanding the architecture of the plants we see around us.

by botanyoneMay 30, 2018May 30, 2018
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Cross section of a young root of sugarcane.
Annals of Botany Featured

Creative Destruction: How Death Leads to Function

Marcos Buckeridge explains how death and destruction in sugarcane roots can lead to the development of gas spaces, which improve root function.

by Guest AuthorNovember 29, 2017November 29, 2017
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Cocos nucifera
Plant Cuttings

Dragons, coconuts and skyscrapers…

Botanists aren’t always genetic engineers. This week Nigel Chaffey finds some have branched out into civil engineering.

by Nigel ChaffeyApril 18, 2017April 19, 2017
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Guard cells around stomata
Plant Cuttings

A fresh look at guard cell walls

by Nigel ChaffeyMarch 8, 2016March 8, 2016
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Image: A.Fitzsimmons/European Southern Observatory.
Plant Cuttings

Cellulose research reaches new heights

A new study shows the effects that plant cellulose has on the weather!

by Nigel ChaffeyJune 25, 2015June 24, 2015
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Image: Wikimedia Commons.
Plant Cuttings

Time for some carbs, now

Carbohydrates and plants means more than just sucrose, starch and cellulose.

by Nigel ChaffeyApril 23, 2013April 3, 2013
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Functional approach to predicting root decomposition
Annals of Botany

Functional approach to predicting root decomposition

by botanyoneFebruary 4, 2012January 26, 2012
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