Horizontal gene transfer found between moss plastids
The transfer may have been triggered by the large-scale liming of acidic mires.
Tag: moss
Algal research that has its ups and downs…
Exquisitely preserved tiny fossils are key for understanding moss evolution
Amazing moss and how to identify it
Spore liberation in mosses
Sex-specific morphology and physiology in Ceratodon purpureus
Moss, bringer of stability, and life…
This week Nigel Chaffey takes a closer look at mosses, the mighty colonisers of the land.
Spore settling velocity to assess moss dispersal rates
Embryonic moss sporophytes can be hardened to desiccation tolerance
Sporophyte desiccation tolerance in the moss Aloina
Stark and Brinda study cultured sporophytes and vegetative shoots from a single genotype of the moss Aloina ambigua.
A day in the life…
The Node’s ‘a day in the life of a …’ series is designed to give insights into the working of the labs – and the people – that try to unravel development,
The March 2013 issue of Annals of Botany is now Free Access
Moss: is the mother protecting the offspring, or holding it back?
Mum versus Dad: Parent–offspring conflict in mosses
Non-flowering plants have rather complex reproductive life cycles compared to the more familiar pattern of fertilization and seed formation seen in Angiosperms.