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Tag: domestication

Plants & People

More plants will be ‘losers’ than ‘winners’ in the future, thanks to human activity

Fait vos jeux, but while there will be some winners, the odds are stacked against most plants doing well in the future.

by Dale MayleaMarch 10, 2022March 10, 2022
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Close Encounters Ecosystems

Plants that have adapted to exploit human activity now depend on disturbance

Plants that have grown in partnership with human activity in meadows can be a great source of seeds for restoration projects, but their ability to germinate is also a problem.

by Fi GennuFebruary 11, 2022February 11, 2022
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Growth & Development

Seminal roots help maize grab nutrients

When humans selected for bigger seeds in maize, they may have also unintentionally improved its root system.

by Fi GennuOctober 12, 2021December 13, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Botanists find the molecular difference between edible pacaya and the wild palms

by Fi GennuMay 27, 2021May 27, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules Taxonomy & Evolution

Lessons from Mediterranean olive domestication: keep wild relatives close by and do not “overselect”

New study in the journal BMC Biology found that Mediterranean olives have almost as high genetic diversity as olive cultivars

by Juniper KissNovember 18, 2020November 18, 2020
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Close Encounters

Disentangling domestication and environmental effects on plant-herbivore interactions

How has domestication affected herbivory and anti-herbivore defenses of chaya, a plant crop grown for it’s leaves in the Yucatan pensula?

by William SalterJuly 30, 2020July 27, 2020
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Plants & People

The scented story of rice

by Debarati ChakrabortyMarch 25, 2020May 15, 2020
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Close Encounters Growth & Development

Wild relatives of beans retain useful drought resistance

A new study of wild crop relatives of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) finds they retain useful adaptations to drought stress.

by Fi GennuDecember 4, 2019December 2, 2019
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apples
Annals of Botany News in Brief

Larger apples have lower natural defences against pests

Botanists find a clear trade-off between fruit size and phytochemical production, helping to explain why our modern varieties are highly susceptible to diseases and pests.

by Alex AssiryJuly 10, 2019July 8, 2019
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Tall enset plants or else it's a tiny tiny man
Annals of Botany Featured News in Focus

The poorly known Ethiopian crop Enset

Enset, a relative of the banana, provides the staple food for around 20 million Ethiopians, yet is barely known outside of the region.

by Alun SaltJuly 9, 2019March 10, 2021
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Wild Zizania latifolia plant
AoB PLANTS News in Brief

Seed characteristic variations and genetic structure of wild Zizania latifolia along a latitudinal gradient in China

by William SalterJanuary 31, 2019January 28, 2019
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Cover of Tamed
Books

Tamed: Ten Species that Changed our World by Alice Roberts

by Alun SaltMay 24, 2018May 23, 2018
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Plant adaptation arises from their morphology, itself a product of evolution and development.
Annals of Botany

Morphology, phylogeny and adaptation

by botanyoneNovember 13, 2017November 13, 2017
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Results obtained from STRUCTURE for the analysis of the full wild sample (94 individuals)
Annals of Botany

DArT whole genome profiling and evolution of edible banana

by botanyoneJanuary 20, 2017January 18, 2017
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