A study of rice cultivars with differing responsiveness to nitrate finds that initiation of lateral roots is only enhanced with higher responsiveness.

An analysis of patterns of genetic differentiation finds evidence of reciprocal gene exchanges between populations of Mediterranean and Saharan olives.

The influence of climate on the mechanisms employed by Nepenthes in prey capture and retention.

Early detection of Cys-EP in ricinosomes may predict the occurrence of programmed cell death during late seed development in quinoa.

A recent paper in Annals of Botany looks at how local environmental factors shape vast tracts of rainforest.

Blue iridescence is produced by both the helicoidal wall and silica nanoparticles in the helicoid.

A novel ultrastructural study of developing stomata in leaves of several representative early-divergent angiosperms.

Cycads know a thing or two about pollination – that’s one reason they’ve been around since the Jurassic period. They are found across much of the subtropical and tropical parts of the world and many can survive in harsh conditions, from semidesert climates to wet rain forest conditions. All cycads are dioecious, and insect pollinators […]

Retrotransposons are the major components of the onion and garden asparagus genomes.

The functional relationship between cell types and three xylem functions of conduction, support and storage using approximately 800 tree species from China.

It is more advantageous for some bromeliads to obtain ant-derived nutrients via its roots than to eat them.

Improving the Yam