Can Botany help remove microplastics from the environment?
The answer is not a simple yes, but research suggests that plants could help clean up the planet in several different directions. You can read the original post at https://www.botany.one/2022/01/can-b...
26 Jan 20225min
A new virtual modeling environment for plant models
The use of Jupyter notebooks makes model creation and execution more accessible. You can read this post online at https://www.botany.one/2022/01/a-new-virtual-modeling-environment-for-plant-models You...
25 Jan 20226min
A class of chemicals that produce many of the colours of petals also regulates root response in White Lupins
Flavonoids help fine-tune a lupin's response to low phosphorus availability. Read the blog post at https://www.botany.one/2022/01/a-class-of-chemicals-that-produce-many-of-the-colours-of-petals-also-r...
24 Jan 20223min
Interactive effects of Phosphorus and salinity
It's not enough to have phosophorus in the soil, plants have to be able to use it. A new study examines how salinity interacts with the ability to take up phosphorus. Read the blog post at https://www...
21 Jan 20222min
We won’t be retweeting some job adverts. Here’s why.
More and more people are using images to get round character limits on Twitter, but some people are getting left behind. You can read the original post, if you really want to at https://www.botany.one...
20 Jan 20224min
This plant book is amazing
A book that considers not only how plants have nourished the body, but also the soul. You can read the full review at https://www.botany.one/2022/01/this-plant-book-is-amazing/
19 Jan 20228min
Hawkmoths prefer for the young to eat with the competition
Food is critical for larvae development, so a good insect should lay her eggs away from other competition for food. That's why scientists were surprised that female hawkmoths chose plants hosting comp...
18 Jan 20224min
Morphological characterisation of trichomes
Can we use electron microscopy and statistical analyses to better classify the trichomes of the large plant genus Solanum? Read the blog post: https://www.botany.one/2022/01/morphological-characterisa...
17 Jan 20223min
