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Ecologists with a burning desire to protect forests have grim news for the western United States.

Read the blog post: https://botany.one/2023/03/ecologists-spark-hope-of-protecting-western-american-forests-from-the-worst-of-wildfires/

Read the original research: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2208120120

Plant modelers do not also need to be software engineers thanks to Cropbox framework

You can read this post online at https://botany.one/2023/03/introducing-cropbox-a-declarative-crop-modeling-framework/

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diac021

Carrying dengue fever and Zika virus, the Asian tiger mosquito is a danger to humans. Italian scientists have examined whether plants could help reduce their numbers.

You can read the blog post at https://botany.one/2023/02/set-a-killer-to-catch-a-killer/

You can read the original research at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S104996442300035X

From couch potatoes sprout potential botanists.

You can read the blog post at https://botany.one/2023/02/watching-tv-is-good-for-the-planet/

You can read the original research at https://academic.oup.com/aob/advance-article/doi/10.1093/aob/mcac149/6993916

Molinia caerulea out-wrestles Quercus petraea in the battle for better ectomycorrhizal colonization.

You can read the blog post at https://botany.one/2023/02/purple-moor-grass-prevents-oaks-from-getting-help-finding-nutrients/

You can read the original research at https://academic.oup.com/aobpla/article/15/2/plac043/6730718

Modelling unveils the role of photorespiration in stabilizing the Calvin cycle.

You can read this post online at https://botany.one/2023/02/is-photorespiration-necessary-for-photosynthesis

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diac022

A bee can approach a flower from any direction, but markings on the flower help guide bees in the most effective way, like a natural air traffic control.

Read the post at https://botany.one/2023/01/flowers-play-a-key-role-in-flight-control-for-bumblebees/

Read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14262

The flower, first discovered over 150 years ago, has yielded new clues from its pollen.

You can read the blog post at https://botany.one/2023/01/botanists-say-the-largest-amber-preserved-flower-is-a-new-species/

The Titan arum produces a smell like rotting flesh. Now botanists have analysed the chemicals and found that the smell changes over the two days that the plant flowers.

Read the blog post at https://botany.one/2023/01/how-does-the-corpse-flowers-scent-change-over-time/

Read the original research at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-27108-8

If you wonder how cool cool is, it's at least -196 ℃ (-320 ℉).

You can read the blog post at https://botany.one/2023/01/botanists-find-a-cool-way-to-preserve-an-endangered-plants-seeds/

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2023.01.002