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A new orchid species Spiranthes hachijoensis with beautiful glasswork-like flowers found in a private garden. Flower. Credit: Masayuki Ishibashi

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An elegant new orchid hiding in plain sight

It is extremely rare for a new plant species to be discovered in Japan, a nation where flora has been extensively studied and documented. Nevertheless, recently recently a stunning new species of orchid whose rosy pink petals bear a striking…

Isabel13/04/2023

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Compressive stress shapes the symmetry of Arabidopsis root vascular tissue

Compressive stress, oriented by cytokinin-regulated patterned proliferation, establishes the symmetry of tissue boundary in Arabidopsis root vascular tissue.

Isabel12/04/2023

Botany News Plant Science

Bigger flowers, greater rewards: Plants adapt to climate disruptions to lure pollinators

There’s been a well-documented shift toward earlier springtime flowering in many plants as the world warms. The trend alarms biologists because it has the potential to disrupt carefully choreographed interactions between plants and the creatures—butterflies, bees, birds, bats and others—that…

Isabel11/04/2023

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Growing mushrooms alongside trees could feed millions and mitigate effects of climate change, research finds

Growing edible mushrooms alongside trees can produce a valuable food source for millions of people while capturing carbon, mitigating the impact of climate change, a new study has found.

Isabel10/04/2023

Future Directions News Plant Science

First microneedle-based drug delivery technique for plants

Researchers have developed the first-ever microneedle-based drug delivery technique for plants. The method can be used to precisely deliver controlled amounts of agrochemicals to specific plant tissues for research purposes. When applied in the field, it could be used in…

Isabel07/04/2023

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An elegant new orchid hiding in plain sight

Compressive stress shapes the symmetry of Arabidopsis root vascular tissue

Bigger flowers, greater rewards: Plants adapt to climate disruptions to lure pollinators

Growing mushrooms alongside trees could feed millions and mitigate effects of climate change, research finds

First microneedle-based drug delivery technique for plants

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