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Botany One is a weblog produced by The Annals of Botany Company. The aim of the weblog is to alert plant scientists around the world to interesting and topical news about plants drawn from a wide variety of sources that include Annals of Botany, AoB PLANTS and in silico Plants.
Botany One
2d ago
Urban lawns become pollinator havens when mowing slows down.
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3d ago
Scientists discover that beneficial soil fungi can send small RNA molecules to communicate with and support plant growth, similar to how plants share information through their roots.
The post Friendly Fungi Use Tiny Messages to Help Plants Grow appeared first on Botany One ..read more
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3d ago
Researchers discover key locations for protecting and restoring iconic desert cacti damaged by wildfires in the American Southwest.
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4d ago
Plant Educators from the UK and beyond got together in Lancaster at the start of the month to discuss what’s going wrong and what’s going right in plant biology education. They found a lot of both.
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4d ago
Wild pollinators adapt better to changing farm landscapes when natural habitats are preserved nearby.
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5d ago
Struggling to make a smelly onion or an unripe pepper exciting for your biology students? Grab a simple optical microscope and transform boredom into curiosity! You will discover the vibrant colour palette of plant pigments hidden in food crops we eat every day.
The post Teaching Botany: a deep dive into plant pigments in crops appeared first on Botany One ..read more
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5d ago
Urban gardeners with tiny plots lead the way in creating diverse flower gardens that support pollinators.
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1w ago
Scientists found that rising temperatures can mess up the internal clocks of trees, making it harder for them to survive and grow, especially for those living in colder areas.
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1w ago
The secret to successful plant reproduction lies in pollinator diversity, with even self-pollinating plants struggling when the variety of visiting pollinators decreases.
The post Global Plant Reproduction Study Reveals Hidden Power of Pollinator Diversity appeared first on Botany One ..read more
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1w ago
What I Did on My Holidays.
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