The Zamiaceae are often considered 'living fossils', but a close study of how they have evolved over millions of years can give a glimpse into the lives of past plants.
Tag - development
Fi Gennu
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?
William Salter
Moraceae inflorescence development highly variable even for similar pollination modes
Transitional stages in fig relatives show increasingly enclosed flowers.
Erin Zimmerman
Botanists explore how mint makes a home for ants and mites
Domatia in a member of the mint family are caused by cell proliferation, not leaf rolling
Simulating ephemeral seagrass growth
Ephemeral seagrasses provide important marine habitats, but are under threat due to human activity. Whitehead et al. develop a new functional-structural environmentally dependant model, in order to integrate existing...
botanyone
Plant anatomy goes back to its roots (stems, leaves…)
Does "Essentials of Developmental Plant Anatomy" cover the essentials of developmental plant anatomy? Nigel Chaffey looks over the introductory textbook.
Nigel Chaffey
Hierarchical modularity hypothesis for Equisetum reproductive morphology
Sporangiophore development and Equisetum strobilus: how fossils and reproductive morphologies illuminate horsetail origins and homology
Cherry fruit developmental analysis
Evaluating genetic and environmental effects upon sweet cherry cultivars differing in seasonal duration and fruit size, Gibeau et al. employ photographic measurements to apply a framework of biological time indices...
The fundamental elements of plant construction *
The recent confirmation of the names of four new chemical elements is a tribute to the creative powers of humankind. It also shows how much we’ve advanced since ancient times, when it was widely believed that all...
Pollination drop proteins and ovule transcripts of Cephalotaxus
Many gymnosperms produce an ovular secretion, the pollination drop, during reproduction. The drops serve as a landing site for pollen, but also contain a suite of ions and organic compounds, including proteins, that...
Vascular patterning of superoxide in bursting grapevine buds
Plants regulate cellular oxygen partial pressures (pO2), together with reduction/oxidation (redox) state in order to manage rapid developmental transitions such as bud burst after a period of quiescence. However, our...
Regulation of ROS and RNS in pepper seedlings
The development of seedlings involves many morphological, physiological and biochemical processes, which are controlled by many factors. Some reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS and RNS, respectively) are...
How the Earth Turned Green
How the Earth Turned Green: A brief 3.8-billion-year history of plants Joseph E Armstrong. The University of Chicago Press, 2014. Spoiler alert! This book could seriously change your view of what a textbook can be(!) I...
Petal spur development in Centranthus
When concealed by petal spurs, nectar typically is restricted to flower-visiting animals possessing a sufficient tongue length to acquire it, and thus such spurs have evolutionary significance, often leading to...
