Simulating grass phenotypic plasticity as an emergent property
Integrating plant functioning at organ scale can simulate the phenotypic plasticity of plants. You can read this post online at https://www.botany.one/2022/01/simulating-grass-phenotypic-plasticity-as...
4 Jan 20224min
When landscapes are abandoned, do butterflies flee?
Agricultural intensification affects butterfly populations, but so does the abandonment of farmland. You can read this post at: https://www.botany.one/2021/12/when-landscapes-are-abandoned-do-butterfl...
22 Dec 20215min
Warm nights without respite accelerates the death of seedlings in a drought
A combination of morphological and physiological traits contribute to drought mortality, along with responses to night warming. You can read this post at: https://www.botany.one/2021/12/warm-nights-wi...
22 Dec 20212min
Do we need another picture book about plants?
It depends on whether or not it's a good picture book about plants. You can read the full review at: https://www.botany.one/2021/12/do-we-need-another-picture-book-about-plants/
21 Dec 202114min
Botanists find that some herbaceous use fire as a signal to prepare for boosted flowering in the following year
In the prairies of Minnesota, Liatris aspera is almost a real-life phoenix. You can read the post at: https://www.botany.one/2021/12/botanists-find-that-some-herbaceous-use-fire-as-a-signal-to-prepare...
20 Dec 20213min
Botanists develop a model for times when a plant thriving in a garden is a matter of life and death
A new model can help botanic gardens discover where they should source endangered plants when they want to aid conservations efforts. You can read this post online at: https://www.botany.one/2021/12/b...
17 Dec 20214min
When foraging for pollen from flowers, timing can be crucial
By timing their visits to twilight, just as nocturnal flowers are opening, some bees can grab most of Pseudobombax longiflorum's pollen. You can read the post at: https://www.botany.one/2021/12/when-f...
16 Dec 20214min
Most plants come from seeds. What does this mean for us?
Adult plants provide sustenance, sequester carbon and help keep healthy soils. But what is the role of seeds? You can read this post at https://www.botany.one/2021/12/most-plants-come-from-seeds-what-...
15 Dec 20215min
