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New insights into the formation of silica aggregates in sorghum roots
Even though silica and lignin can provide comparable stiffness, they cannot be considered as structural equivalents due to contrasting hydrophobicity.
Hybridization and diversification in island plants
Islands contain some of the most remarkable yet imperiled plants anywhere on Earth. Despite remarkable ecological/morphological diversity, insular endemics often retain the ability to...
Plant life at the temperature limit?
It's not just microbes that can live under extreme conditions. Some plants thrive in situations many other live forms simply could not tolerate.
Polyphyly of Arundinoideae (Poaceae) and awn evolution in the grasses
This study answers one of the last remaining big questions in grass taxonomy while highlighting examples of convergent evolution in an ecologically important trait, the hygroscopic, twisted geniculate awn.
AoB PLANTS seeks a new Editor-in-Chief
AoB PLANTS, the Open Access journal for environmental and evolutionary plant biology, is looking for a new Editor-in-Chief. Published through Oxford University Press, this...
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How do you grow a palm? The secret’s in the soil.
An investigation on a tiny island reveals that microscopic fungi can dictate the destiny of giants, opening the possibility of mycorrhizal-driven speciation.
