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Tag: Seeds

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Sowing the seeds of future food security

“It’s easy to see how The Age of Seeds could be an award-winning book.”

by Nigel ChaffeyNovember 15, 2022November 30, 2022
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Growth & Development

Plants Don’t Want Their Children to Starve

There’s more to seed survival than just seed mass.

by Carlos A. Ordóñez-ParraMarch 24, 2022March 28, 2022
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Plants & People

Most plants come from seeds. What does this mean for us?

Adult plants provide sustenance, sequester carbon and help keep healthy soils. But what is the role of seeds?

by Carlos A. Ordóñez-ParraDecember 15, 2021December 15, 2021
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Growth & Development

Tolerance to waterlogging in relay sown grain legume crops

How do lentil, faba bean, field pea and grass pea vary in their tolerance to waterlogging, hypoxia and anoxia?

by William SalterNovember 1, 2021November 1, 2021
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Bilingual Español Plants & People

The diversity and capacity of maize to adapt to a changing climate rests in the hands of farmers

The diversity of maize in the community of Yaxcabá, Yucatán, is shared among farmers. They select seeds that are most resistant to unfavourable climatic conditions and, by exchanging or selling them, they safeguard the diversity and resilience of maize.

by Yanine QuirozAugust 31, 2021August 31, 2021
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A race against time: saving seeds to protect threatened plants in California

Binational conservation efforts offer hope for the protection of plant species living on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

by Lorena Villanueva-AlmanzaApril 27, 2021May 7, 2021
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Books

Visually stunning: Flora for juvenile – and adult – fauna

by Nigel ChaffeyJuly 15, 2019July 15, 2019
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Endophyte on Agar
Featured New Phytologist News in Focus

When does infection become protection?

Within plants live endophytic fungi. Some cause disease in insects, while others seem to have no effect. Yet a new meta-analysis shows even these ‘neutral’ fungi could act as bodyguards for plants.

by Alun SaltMay 21, 2019May 16, 2019
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Articles Featured

Plant records: Can a plant be too trusting?

by Nigel ChaffeyDecember 21, 2017December 22, 2017
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Image: Mariana Ruiz Villarreal/Wikimedia Commons.
Plant Cuttings

Question: when is a seed not a seed?

This article explores the future potential for DOI numbers to be used in identifying plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.

by Nigel ChaffeySeptember 1, 2015August 25, 2015
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Education

Planting the seeds

Early learners’ reasoning about seed structure and function.

by AJ CannMay 16, 2014
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Videoblog

[Video] Broad Bean Story – A year in the life of Vicia faba

by annbotApril 15, 2014April 14, 2014
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Peduncles elicit mammal endozoochory
Articles

Fleshy peduncles are very tasty

The Chinese raisin tree is adapted to achieve mammal endozoochory, with viable seeds found in the faeces of bears and martens.

by AJ CannSeptember 18, 2013September 13, 2013
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Characterization of longevity in Silene seeds
Annals of Botany

What if the seeds don’t grow?

New research identifies low-cost and time-saving markers of seed deterioration.

by AJ CannJuly 17, 2013July 11, 2013
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