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Botanists examined the genomes of two species, Quercus acutissima and Q. chenii, to see if changes in the climate three million years ago affected how they hybridised.

Read the post at https://www.botany.one/2022/02/botanists-find-the-effects-of-ancient-climates-in-the-modern-genomes-of-two-closely-related-oak-species/

Read the original article at https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab140

Cyanobacteria can provide an important source of nitrogen for mosses, but some mosses are better at attracting them than others.

Read the blog post at https://www.botany.one/2022/02/what-does-cyanobacteria-look-for-in-a-good-moss-host/

Read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab127

Nigel Chaffey reviews The Plant Hunter by TL Mogford.

Read the review at https://www.botany.one/2022/02/novel-tree-hunted-by-fictional-victorians/

This study is the first to demonstrate pollen limitation in a mass-flowering tree.

Read the blog post at https://www.botany.one/2022/02/with-hundreds-of-thousands-of-flowers-macadamia-can-be-limited-by-not-getting-enough-pollen/

Read the original article at https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab112

The ability to smell smoke is important if you're expecting a fire - but some plants have altered how they use this sense to modify how they grow.

Read the blog post at https://www.botany.one/2022/02/why-would-a-plant-that-doesnt-live-a-wildfire-zone-need-to-be-able-to-smell-smoke/

Read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03085-6

COVID-19 forced many academics to teach remotely; for field botany this required a complete rethink of how such a course could be taught.

Read the blog post at https://www.botany.one/2022/02/can-field-botany-be-effectively-taught-as-a-distance-course/

Read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plab079

Plants that have grown in partnership with human activity in meadows can be a great source of seeds for restoration projects, but their ability to germinate is also a problem.

Read the blog post at https://www.botany.one/2022/02/plants-that-have-adapted-to-exploit-human-activity-now-depend-on-disturbance/

Read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab135

A moth could be interfering with a pitcher plant's reproduction by developing a taste for flowers - or at least parts of a flower.

Read the post at https://www.botany.one/2022/02/what-happens-to-carnivorous-plants-when-the-insects-bite-back/

Read the original article at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-021-09880-y

Scientists used plastomic and biogeographical data to determine when different types of cycads first evolved. Their findings challenge previous ideas about when cycads first appeared and where they come from.

Read the original post at https://www.botany.one/2022/02/cycads-studied-to-reconcile-fossil-and-molecular-evidence-for-evolutionary-timescales/

Read the research at https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab118

Combining modelling approaches to better understand cultivated plant community functioning

You can read this post online at https://www.botany.one/2022/02/modelling-ecosystem-services-of-diversified-agriculture/

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diab037