Chinese scientists used data from Magnolia plastid genomes to peer back millions of years to understand Cenozoic climatic changes.

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You can read the original research at: https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcac057

It's not just the quantity of pollen that's a problem. It can also be the diversity - and that isn't helped by invasive species.

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You can read the original research at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-022-01741-z

Sundews are carnivorous plants that feed on small naive insects. So why does a fly deliberately lay its eggs on the plant?

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You can read the research at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266467422000128

Stunning images, like the TV programme, incredible facts, like the TV programme and the same referencing as the TV programme.

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Botanists found evidence for the effects of climate change stored in herbaria.

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You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18124

Botanists have found a bodyguard that can protect blueberry plants from cold or drought shocks - but instead of protecting the outside of the plant, it lives inside it.

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Presenting BioCro II: an updated software package for modular crop growth simulations

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You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diac003

Nigel Chaffey reviews A Cultural History of Plants by Annette Giesecke (Anthology Editor) and David Mabberley (Anthology Editor)

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Not only to bacteria have tools to try to shut own plant defences, pathogens can also try to get the plant to direct water and food to help feed the attack.

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You can read the original research at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2022.03.017