Our project with AoB Blog, in relation with our training in a new form of scientific journalism is now ending. We want to thank all the people who allowed us to achieve this project: Karine Alix and Alun Salt for their...
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Antoine Le Gal
Aurélien Azam
Let’s plant elephant grass in France!
Miscanthus (a closely related species to sugar cane) denotes a herbaceous genus of plants, originating from South Asia and present in Africa too. This genus belongs to the Poaceae family (or Grasses). It is a long...
Can we find all the tastes we like in the Wild?
While sugar and sugary products are increasingly consumed in the world,1 manufacturers of food are looking for new sweeteners, with fewer calories and whose safety would be proven. A sweetener can be defined as any...
Do you believe agroforestry may replace monoculture in Europe?
Agroforestry was first considered as a farming method restricted to the South only, but it has recently experienced new challenges in Europe. Agroforestry is defined as any combination of trees and crops or animals on...
The King of Observers
Fritz Müller (Johann Friedrich Theodor Fritz Müller), was a German naturalist. He was born near Erfurt in 1821. He was the son of a minister, and he began studying pharmacy but he quickly abandoned in order to turn to...
Have you said, agroecology?
What is agroecology? Agroecology is a scientific subject stemming from the crossing of three disciplinary groups: agronomic sciences (agronomy and animal breeding), theoretical ecology applied to agrosystems, and social...
The Earth is growing old too!
The LANDSAT programm was created by the NASA in the middle of the 60s in the main purpose of getting a dynamic view of Earth by satellite imagery (in the public domain). Seven satellites were launched between 1972 and...
The life of a high-powered duo! (2)
It seems that for some plants and insects the attraction is so strong that they could not live without each other. This post is in both English and French.
Plants and insect pollinators: the adventures of a great couple!
Evolution need not be a lonely path. Some insects and plants have evolved in partnership with each other, sharing an attraction that's can be almost electric.
May this day bring you happiness!
The first of May is a day associated with many celebrations, starting from the ancient Celtic festival of Beltane. The may also be an early origin to the connection with a distinctive flower. This is a bilingual French...
Can genetic resources save the common plane tree?
Can genetic resources save the common plane tree?
“Roger that!” Do plants have sound perception skills?
A wide range of abilities have long been attributed to the animals (within pluricellular organisms of the living world) to animals only: the ability to move, to stimulate an organ repetitively and very quickly, to...
AoB Blog maintenant en français / and now in French AoB Blog
AoBBlog is delighted to welcome two guest authors who are carrying out project work with Annals of Botany Editor Dr Karine Alix. Aurélien and Antoine introduce themselves below, and will be making posts in both English...
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