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A new perennial fruit crop accurately depicts phenology, light interception, carbohydrate allocation and reserve dynamics, and yield components.

You can read this post online at https://www.botany.one/2021/10/building-a-better-grapevine-model

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diab021

Some of the problems that limit the number of species in the Arctic might also contribute to creating new species.

Read the post at https://www.botany.one/2021/10/are-species-hiding-in-the-arctic/

Read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab128

Both Van Gogh and Nature like to use sulphur-derived pigments for flowers, but what happens when there's not enough sulphur?

You can read the blog post at https://www.botany.one/2021/10/flowers-grow-less-yellow-without-sulphur-and-that-could-affect-the-pollinators-that-need-to-see-them/

The original research is at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2021.104656

A new model simulates rhizodeposition patterns around growing and exuding root systems.

You can read this post online at https://www.botany.one/2021/10/3d-model-of-rhizodeposition/

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diab028

The ugly duckling of corn may hold the key to having better grains in the future.

You can read the original post at https://www.botany.one/2021/10/new-maize-reference-genome-may-help-grow-genetically-modified-lines-of-corn-more-easily/

You can read the research at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2021.08.002.

Rising temperatures and decreasing levels of precipitation can magnify the invasive potential of this South African plant that has already taken over temperate coasts around the world.

You can read the post at https://www.botany.one/2021/10/ready-and-prepared-climate-change-may-favour-the-expansion-of-the-invasive-species-carpobrotus-edulis/

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1745 or https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ajb2.1745

Next-generation sequencing using target enrichment reveals that current sectional classifications of Zanthoxylum need revision.

You can read this online at https://www.botany.one/2021/10/next-generation-sequencing-of-zanthoxylum-leads-to-rethink-of-previous-generations-of-zanthoxylum/

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab092

Botanists demonstrate a novel, effective approach to allele discovery in diverse accessions using a draft reference genome from a single species.

You can read this online at https://www.botany.one/2021/10/allele-mining-could-help-improve-forage-grasses/

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab101

When humans selected for bigger seeds in maize, they may have also unintentionally improved its root system.

You can read this at https://www.botany.one/2021/10/seminal-roots-help-maize-grab-nutrients/

The original research is at https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab074

Plant identification apps are now widely available for smartphones but can we trust them for research and nature conservation purposes?

You can read this at https://www.botany.one/2021/10/flora-incognita-shows-high-identification-accuracy-in-northern-europe/

The original research is at https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plab050