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Scientists find that reducing fertilizer input to a field can help plants call for assistance when fighting off herbivores.

Read the post at https://botany.one/2022/09/less-is-more-when-plants-call-for-aid/

Read the research at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18030-0

Surveying machine learning methods to improve detection of binding sites

You can read this post online at https://botany.one/2022/09/machine-learning-used-to-identify-transcription-factor-dna-interactions 

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diac014 

Plants regularly have unprotected sex. How do they avoid unwanted infections?

You can read the blog post at https://botany.one/2022/09/botanists-find-nectar-can-be-a-source-of-antimicrobial-compounds/

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111427

A top-quality pillow is essential for a good night's sleep, but what pillow do you need for the longest sleep? A study of pillows in Polish graves shows that Catholics and Protestants had different ideas.

You can read the blog post at https://botany.one/2022/09/plant-remains-in-coffin-pillows-betray-burial-beliefs/

You can read the original article at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-022-00884-z

Predicting phenology can provide insight into better management.

You can read this post online at https://botany.one/2022/08/modelling-perennial-grass-phenology

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diac012

New research from the Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Biology finds evidence of 'genetic imprinting' in a non-vascular plant for the first time.

You can read the blog post at https://botany.one/2022/08/marchantia-mothers-switch-off-the-fathers-genes-after-sex/

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.79258

Bees may be using their sense of smell to detect and avoid stressed plants.

You can read the blog post at https://botany.one/2022/08/drought-damages-a-plants-perfume/

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13974

Nigel Chaffey reviews Planting Clues: How plants solve crimes by David J Gibson.

You can read the blog post at https://botany.one/2022/08/crime-scene-botanics-the-forensic-side-of-botany/

You can read the blog post at https://botany.one/2022/07/meet-our-new-science-editors--michela-and-guillaume/

Chinese researchers find that similar plants can gain a big competitive advantage by partnering with the right fungi.

You can read the blog post at https://botany.one/2022/08/fungi-prepare-the-soil-for-plant-invasions/

You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18435