Botany One

Fire-adapted trees should be able to take advantage of wildfires, but on the boundary between the boreal forest and the tundra, something odd is happening.

You can read the blog post at: https://botany.one/2022/08/unexpected-responses-to-wildfire-by-seedlings-in-the-yukon/

You can read the original research at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-022-01242-9

Instead of complaining about the limits of volunteer work, some Dutch botanists have found how to improve their understanding of data from citizen scientists.

Read the post at https://botany.one/2022/07/dutch-scientists-learn-how-to-get-better-botanical-data-from-the-public/

Read the article at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-022-02457-y

A new gene-to-phenotype network for shoot branching.

You can read this post online at https://botany.one/2022/07/the-benefits-of-a-network-view-of-selection-response-for-complex-traits 

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diac006

Invasive plants change the opportunities for pollinators, helping some but harming others.

You can read the blog post at https://botany.one/2022/07/when-invasive-plants-move-in-where-do-native-pollinators-go/

You can rea the original article at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2022.07.003

A parasitic plant's ability to steal carbon rests in their haustoria, specialised organs they use to tap into a host plant.

You can read this blog post at https://botany.one/2022/07/where-does-a-hemiparasites-food-come-from/

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab153

Novel agriculture provides a refuge for some birds driven out of traditional farmland.

You can read this post at https://botany.one/2022/07/every-day-is-like-christmas-for-some-declining-farmland-birds/

You can read the original article at https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12789

Measuring the impact of brace roots on lodging resistance in maize.

You can read this post online at  https://botany.one/2022/07/video-based-measurements-of-maize-stalk-movement/

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diac008.

It may be that buds in winter are 'on pause' and they are in fact prepared to protect their contents in the changeable spring weather.

You can read the post at https://botany.one/2022/07/tree-buds-need-cosy-blankets-for-the-spring-rather-than-the-winter/

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcac050

Scientists argue that we won't be able to protect the natural world, if we're not training the next generation of botanists with the necessary skills.

You can read this post at: https://botany.one/2022/07/are-botanists-threatened-with-extinction/

You can read the original article at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9019

The closeness of plants affects architectural plasticity and carbon uptake.

You can read this post online at https://botany.one/2022/07/using-models-to-optimize-planting-density/

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diac009