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Glossy treasure trove for the word-curious plantsperson

Nigel Chaffey discovers a glossary can also be a page-turner.

by Nigel ChaffeyDecember 1, 2021December 1, 2021
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Cephalantehera damasonium
News in Brief

How do orchids get a taste for fungi?

You may have heard the phrase “you are what you eat”, but some scientists are tracking the evolution of new diets in orchids by taking the phrase literally.

by Alun SaltSeptember 20, 2018September 23, 2018
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Plant Cuttings

The 3 Ps of plant science publishing

Mr Cuttings hears of a new journal launched this summer, and is appropriately excited.

by Nigel ChaffeyOctober 24, 2017October 30, 2017
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One possible scenario leading to the reduction of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in Howea forsteriana
Articles

How do you grow a palm? The secret’s in the soil.

An investigation on a tiny island reveals that microscopic fungi can dictate the destiny of giants, opening the possibility of mycorrhizal-driven speciation.

by Alun SaltOctober 19, 2017October 18, 2017
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Monks collecting alms
Plant Cuttings

Altruistic plants?

by Nigel ChaffeyDecember 8, 2015December 8, 2015
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Image: Amédée Masclef, Atlas des Plantes de France, Paris: 1891.
Plant Cuttings

Nature Plants: an appreciation [or, Now we are Three…*]

A review of ‘Nature Plants’, the latest offering from the Nature Publishing Group.

by Nigel ChaffeyApril 2, 2015March 16, 2015
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Image: Wikimedia Commons.
Plant Cuttings

Cause for optimism (maybe not…)

There’s an insufficiency of people to grow the new crops that aren’t being identified because of the dearth of plant taxonomists. Where will it all end..?

by Nigel ChaffeyJuly 14, 2014July 17, 2014
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Image: Hu et al., 2014. Annals of Botany 113: 181–189. [http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/content/113/1.cover-expansion]
Plant Cuttings

Your botanical ‘one-stop shop’

by Nigel ChaffeyMay 6, 2014May 7, 2014
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Image: Wikimedia Commons.
Plant Cuttings

Everything benefits from a little lift

by Nigel ChaffeyApril 29, 2014April 28, 2014
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Image: Archie Portis/Wikimedia Commons.
Plant Cuttings

Spotlight on macronutrients : Carbon (mainly)

Whilst members of the Plant Kingdom might dominate terrestrial biomes, non-Plant Kingdom members are the major photosynthetic organisms in aquatic habitats

by Nigel ChaffeyJanuary 16, 2014January 16, 2014
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Image: Eric Hunt/Wikimedia Commons.
Plant Cuttings

Soil to roots to stem to atmosphere…

Studies show that fog water diffuses directly through leaf cuticles of Drimys brasiliensis and is transported through the xylem to below ground.

by Nigel ChaffeyAugust 29, 2013September 10, 2013
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Image: http://www.flagstaffotos.com.au/ (Creative Commons Attribution).
Plant Cuttings

The positives of parasitic plants(!)

Parasitic plants tend to get a bad press. Unfairly?

by Nigel ChaffeyMay 23, 2013July 22, 2013
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Image: Wikimedia Commons.
Plant Cuttings

An over-abundance of nitrogen…?

Nitrogen is an essential macronutrient for plants – they cannot complete their life cycle without it – and is needed in relatively large amounts.

by Nigel ChaffeyMay 16, 2013May 12, 2013
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Image: Wikimedia Commons.
Plant Cuttings

Fire

by Nigel ChaffeyFebruary 7, 2013February 1, 2013
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