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The long days of summer are stretching into winter, with LED street lights replacing the retreating sun.

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Read the paper at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161200

Modeling differences in reproductive effort between iteroparous and semelparous reproductive strategies in Bromeliaceae

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You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diac019

Biologists have talked about bringing back extinct species like the dodo, but now botanists have drawn up a list of extinct plants that might be able to return to the wild.

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Active carbon pools need to be included for accurate simulation of plant growth patterns under fluctuating environments.

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You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diac020

Scientists have made a significant step towards building the world's first digital plant by developing a sophisticated computational model which has also solved one of the most enduring plant science mysteries—the role of the biological clock.

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You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diac010

Parasitic plants draw life from their hosts, but now it seems that even after death, some plants have a baleful influence.

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You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108837

Botanical gardens provide access to vital plants and water for butterflies in the southwest US. This will only become more important as the climate becomes warmer and drier.

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Read the original research at https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13100865

Ladybugs, or Ladybirds, are popular insects with gardeners with a taste for pests like aphids, but it's not just prey that's important. Entomologists have examined plants to see what else a ladybug looks for in a home.

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You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2022.105063

Botanists have found disturbance can increase pollination and seed set for an Arum on Mallorca. So why isn't that good news for the plant?

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You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcac120

A study of Paspalum species native to South America shows that while clones can expand a plant's range, the method a parent uses to clone itself will impact how the population develops.

Read the post at https://botany.one/2022/10/botanists-discover-not-all-clones-are-the-same-it-depends-on-how-you-make-them/

Read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boac036