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These are computer-generated readings of posts on Botany One. The aim is to help improve accessibility by being able to embed audio versions of a report into a blog post. But you can subscribe to this as a podcast too. The audio versions may be slightly altered as some things in print don't make sense in audio, like references to figures.

Episode Date
Researchers adopt approach for more ethical plant research
May 21, 2024
Engineered increase in mesophyll conductance improves photosynthetic efficiency in field trial
May 07, 2024
Symphony of Insights: Transforming Crop Simulation with Sound and Music
Apr 23, 2024
Harnessing the Power of Synthetic Data for Deep Learning Image Analysis
Apr 12, 2024
A Comparative Analysis for Predicting Wheat Yield in Rainfed Areas of Morocco
Apr 08, 2024
Exploring the synergy of canopy architecture and nitrogen partitioning
Jan 20, 2024
Towards Super-High Yielding Rice: A Novel Approach to Optimize Grain Filling
Dec 11, 2023
Climate-Proof Wheat: Insights on Key Traits for Yield Stability in a Dynamic Environment
Dec 07, 2023
Exploring the Influence of Phloem Resistance on Root System Architecture
Nov 27, 2023
Increasing yield prediction accuracy
Nov 08, 2023
Weathering the Storm: Understanding Maize Lodging Resistance
Nov 02, 2023
Introducing the new CPlantBox
Sep 20, 2023
Using Genomic Prediction to Improve Ecophysiological Crop Models
Aug 21, 2023
Five Root Models Compete in Benchmarking Challenge
Aug 14, 2023
SIMPLACE: The Next Generation Platform for Agricultural Systems Analysis
Jun 05, 2023
Introducing Carlos Andrés Ordóñez Parra, our new Science Editor
Apr 12, 2023
South African Succulents Predict Weather to Maximise Pollination Success
Apr 11, 2023
How Do Grapevine Leaves Adapt to Light? New Research Sheds Light on Plant Anatomy
Apr 03, 2023
Citizen Science Boosts Models of Rare Plant Distribution
Mar 31, 2023
Improving Urban Green Spaces Can Increase Inequality
Mar 30, 2023
Researchers uncover how an enzyme helps a sundew digest its victim’s DNA
Mar 30, 2023
Environmental DNA Technique Sheds New Light on Pollinator Monitoring
Mar 29, 2023
Study Develops Herbicide-Resistant Super Basmati Rice Using CRISPR-Cas9
Mar 29, 2023
Thinning Chinese Pine Plantations Could Be a Solution for Improved Plant Diversity and Forest Regeneration
Mar 28, 2023
Orchid Mimics Aphids to Lure Pollinators in Intricate Trap Flower Scheme
Mar 28, 2023
Ceropegia gerrardii smells of pain to attract ‘blood’ drinking flies
Mar 27, 2023
What drives cambium development?
Mar 27, 2023
Unique Evolutionary Histories in Marginal Habitats of the Atlantic Forest Uncovered
Mar 24, 2023
Daisy’s Intricate Fly Decoy Attracts Pollinators with Ingenious Gene Repurposing
Mar 23, 2023
MIT Researchers Develop Silk-Based “Unclonable” Tags to Combat Counterfeit Seeds
Mar 23, 2023
Unlocking the secret to breeding high yielding protein-rich wheat
Mar 21, 2023
A Bounty of Wasted Pollen and Nectar Poses New Questions for Pollinator Conservation
Mar 20, 2023
Botanical genomics to boost sustainable agriculture: the case of faba bean
Mar 17, 2023
Feral Crops: The Untapped Potential to Boost Food Security Amid Climate Change
Mar 16, 2023
Clonal Plants Use Smart Connections to Boost Resistance Against Hungry Insects
Mar 15, 2023
Seeds of Hope Sit Unused in Storage
Mar 14, 2023
How Native Plants Team Up to Repel Invaders
Mar 13, 2023
Nanoplastics threaten plants’ ability to clean up industrial waste
Mar 10, 2023
From flowering-related genes to your plate: the science behind optimizing radish yield
Mar 09, 2023
A celebration of Women who revolutionized the History of Botany: 9 incredible stories for International Women's Day
Mar 08, 2023
Ecologists spark hope of protecting western American forests from the worst of wildfires
Mar 07, 2023
Introducing Cropbox: a declarative crop modeling framework
Mar 07, 2023
Set a killer to catch a killer?
Feb 17, 2023
Watching TV is good for the planet
Feb 16, 2023
Purple Moor Grass prevents Oaks from getting help finding nutrients
Feb 15, 2023
Is photorespiration necessary for photosynthesis?
Feb 07, 2023
Flowers play a key role in flight control for bumblebees
Jan 16, 2023
Botanists say the largest amber-preserved flower is a new species
Jan 12, 2023
How does the corpse flower’s scent change over time?
Jan 11, 2023
Botanists find a cool way to preserve an endangered plant's seeds
Jan 10, 2023
Streetlamps create an artificial summer for urban trees
Jan 03, 2023
How to account for clonal pup mass
Jan 03, 2023
Yew Only Live Twice
Jan 03, 2023
Why is active carbon storage being ignored by modelers?
Dec 21, 2022
Jet lagged plants pave the way to first digital plant
Dec 07, 2022
Vampire plant reduces fungi’s ability to decompose leaf litter
Oct 07, 2022
Botanical gardens act as artificial oases for butterflies in arid urban areas
Oct 06, 2022
How can you encourage ladybugs to your garden?
Oct 05, 2022
Better sex doesn’t lead to better reproduction for a Balearic Arum
Oct 04, 2022
Botanists discover not all clones are the same, it depends on how you make them
Oct 03, 2022
Improving crop modeling using machine learning
Sep 30, 2022
Seed distribution by birds can be too much of a good thing
Sep 29, 2022
Warming wasps pollinate poorly
Sep 28, 2022
Modelling pollen competition
Sep 27, 2022
New open source software for identifying candidate genes
Sep 20, 2022
When Birches Become Wasps
Sep 15, 2022
Native plants in urban settings can improve bird diversity
Sep 15, 2022
Simulating red:far red ratio in your model
Sep 14, 2022
New Modelling Reveals Opportunities to Blunt Plant Invasions Before They Reach a Tipping Point
Sep 09, 2022
Autonomous construction of 3D leaves
Sep 08, 2022
Less Is More When Plants Call for Aid
Sep 06, 2022
Machine learning used to identify transcription factor-DNA interactions
Sep 05, 2022
Botanists find nectar can be a source of antimicrobial compounds
Sep 02, 2022
Plant Remains in Coffin Pillows Betray Burial Beliefs
Sep 01, 2022
Modelling perennial grass phenology
Aug 31, 2022
Marchantia Mothers Switch Off the Father’s Genes After Sex
Aug 30, 2022
Drought damages a plant’s perfume
Aug 26, 2022
Crime Scene Botanics, the forensic side of botany
Aug 25, 2022
Meet our new Science Editors : Michela and Guillaume
Aug 23, 2022
Fungi prepare the soil for plant invasions
Aug 22, 2022
Pansies undergo high-speed evolution when pollinators disappear
Aug 19, 2022
Increased soybean yields finally achieved
Aug 18, 2022
Winter is coming, and that’s bad news for food security
Aug 17, 2022
It’s not too late to save the carnivorous plants of Janggun wetland
Aug 16, 2022
Ecologists discover a place for the dead in graveyards
Aug 15, 2022
Bromeliads offer ants a summer residence in Costa Rica
Aug 12, 2022
Connecting rhythmic gene circuits to metabolism explains the slow growth rate of a slow-clock mutant
Aug 10, 2022
Photosynthesis on the far side of the rainbow
Aug 09, 2022
Which ornamental plants perform best for pollinators?
Aug 08, 2022
For fans of fungi – The magic of mushrooms
Aug 04, 2022
Unexpected responses to wildfire by seedlings in the Yukon
Aug 03, 2022
Dutch Scientists Learn How to Get Better Botanical Data from the Public
Jul 29, 2022
The benefits of a network view of selection response for complex traits
Jul 28, 2022
When invasive plants move in, where do native pollinators go?
Jul 21, 2022
Where does a hemiparasite's food come from?
Jul 19, 2022
Every day is like Christmas for some declining farmland birds
Jul 15, 2022
Video-based measurements of maize stalk movement
Jul 14, 2022
Tree buds need cosy blankets for the spring rather than the winter
Jul 13, 2022
Are Botanists Threatened with Extinction?
Jul 12, 2022
Using models to optimize planting density
Jul 11, 2022
Plants – and plant products – promoting global trade
Jun 29, 2022
Unraveling the mechanisms of producing high quality cotton
Jun 17, 2022
The AoBP Awards for Emerging Voices in Botany
Jun 16, 2022
Connecting plant phenotyping and modelling communities
Jun 15, 2022
Why do cats act so strangely around catnip?
Jun 14, 2022
The Annals of Botany journal is looking for a Social Media Secretary
Jun 13, 2022
Modelling phenomics data for temperature response
Jun 02, 2022
Botanists have discovered the world’s largest plant in what should be one of the world’s least plant-friendly environments
Jun 01, 2022
Find and compare the different tools available for your research in plant science
May 31, 2022
How Do Seeds Save for a Rainy Day?
May 30, 2022
Lessons from magnolias about past climatic events and plant evolution
May 27, 2022
Research from Germany discovers why your pollen allergies might be getting worse
May 25, 2022
Toxomerus basalis: The fly that uses a killer as a babysitter
May 24, 2022
The Green Planet by Simon Barnes - Review
May 23, 2022
Spring is coming a week earlier to European forests
May 03, 2022
You can protect blueberries from cold with some help from the Antarctic
Apr 29, 2022
Modular models allow users to focus on biology rather than programming
Apr 26, 2022
You can’t beat a good book
Apr 25, 2022
Integrative and Multiscale Modelling Special Issue: Call for Papers
Apr 19, 2022
Infectious bacteria force host plants to feed them
Apr 14, 2022
Increased nutrients could help subarctic shrubs mitigate some of the stresses from a warmer environment
Apr 08, 2022
Tips on how to apply for a science editor post at Botany One
Apr 07, 2022
Species delimitation and a new Betula species in section Costatae
Apr 01, 2022
A trick of the light: Optimizing light quality conditions speeds plant growth
Mar 31, 2022
We’re looking for new editors
Mar 30, 2022
Phylogeography of the invasive Brazilian peppertree in South Africa
Mar 28, 2022
Simulating mangrove light interception
Mar 25, 2022
Plants Don’t Want Their Children to Starve
Mar 24, 2022
Root water relations and drought tolerance
Mar 23, 2022
What makes bees feel at home in the city?
Mar 22, 2022
Ecologists learn how to increase thieving by bumblebees
Mar 21, 2022
Soil compaction and nitrate capture
Mar 18, 2022
Australian animals might kill you, but the plants could cure you...
Mar 17, 2022
New Leaf Database Could Help Identify Extinct Plants
Mar 16, 2022
Gene expression reveals differences between symptomatic and asymptomatic infection in tobacco
Mar 15, 2022
Poor acclimation to drought in subalpine forest tree seedlings
Mar 14, 2022
More plants will be 'losers' than 'winners' in the future, thanks to human activity
Mar 10, 2022
How does a plant vary across its range?
Mar 10, 2022
Weeds with a bad reputation have value for pollinators and biodiversity
Mar 09, 2022
How can botanists improve rice’s ability to use phosphorus?
Mar 08, 2022
Study in Sydney reveals that preserving pollination is more complex than boosting bees
Mar 07, 2022
Is that an invasive alien species? Time to reach for the phone.
Mar 04, 2022
Under-damaged reed beds are causing more damage to small wetland bird populations
Mar 03, 2022
Finding the habitat of an invisible plant
Mar 02, 2022
Changing seasons change tree growth, changing carbon sequestration by forests
Mar 01, 2022
It’s all connected: modeling water potential and plant physiological processes
Feb 28, 2022
From fossils to landscapes: the art of reconstructing plants in the past
Feb 25, 2022
Below-ground hydraulics control stomatal closure
Feb 24, 2022
Reverse archaeology reveals new insights into global warming
Feb 23, 2022
Phylogenomic analyses of the East Asian endemic Abelia
Feb 22, 2022
Botanists find the effects of ancient climates in the modern genomes of two closely related oak species
Feb 21, 2022
What does cyanobacteria look for in a good moss host?
Feb 18, 2022
Novel tree hunted by fictional Victorians
Feb 17, 2022
With hundreds of thousands of flowers, macadamia can be limited by not getting enough pollen
Feb 16, 2022
Why would a plant that doesn't live a wildfire zone need to be able to smell smoke?
Feb 14, 2022
Can field botany be effectively taught as a distance course?
Feb 14, 2022
Plants that have adapted to exploit human activity now depend on disturbance
Feb 11, 2022
What happens to carnivorous plants when the insects bite back?
Feb 10, 2022
Cycads studied to reconcile fossil and molecular evidence for evolutionary timescales
Feb 09, 2022
Modelling ecosystem services of diversified agriculture
Feb 08, 2022
Photochemical performance of bunchgrass reproductive structures
Feb 07, 2022
Computational model predicts soybean response to climate change
Feb 04, 2022
Interactive effects of drought and pollen intensity on seed production
Feb 03, 2022
Pathogens can't hide under the covers
Feb 02, 2022
Creating visually realistic plant images to train neural networks
Feb 01, 2022
Transgenerational effects of heat stress in Arabidopsis thaliana
Jan 31, 2022
Deep learning techniques used to predict missing data
Jan 28, 2022
Grass finds more than one way to survive in saline soil
Jan 27, 2022
Can Botany help remove microplastics from the environment?
Jan 26, 2022
A new virtual modeling environment for plant models
Jan 25, 2022
A class of chemicals that produce many of the colours of petals also regulates root response in White Lupins
Jan 24, 2022
Interactive effects of Phosphorus and salinity
Jan 21, 2022
We won’t be retweeting some job adverts. Here’s why.
Jan 20, 2022
This plant book is amazing
Jan 19, 2022
Hawkmoths prefer for the young to eat with the competition
Jan 18, 2022
Morphological characterisation of trichomes
Jan 17, 2022
It's far from certain that peat bogs can continue absorbing carbon dioxide at current rates
Jan 14, 2022
Why are there no Arctic mangroves?
Jan 13, 2022
What does chlorophyll leave behind after a billion years?
Jan 12, 2022
Herbivores can cause dioecious plants to partly swap sex
Jan 11, 2022
Roles of wood anatomical traits in the coexistence of Mexican oak species
Jan 10, 2022
Resilience of crops confirms that drought alone did not cause a 'collapse' in Mayan civilisation
Jan 07, 2022
Measuring the hidden phenotype using novel mathematical techniques
Jan 06, 2022
An unexpected killer lurks deep in Italian lakes
Jan 05, 2022
Simulating grass phenotypic plasticity as an emergent property
Jan 04, 2022
When landscapes are abandoned, do butterflies flee?
Dec 22, 2021
Warm nights without respite accelerates the death of seedlings in a drought
Dec 22, 2021
Do we need another picture book about plants?
Dec 21, 2021
Botanists find that some herbaceous use fire as a signal to prepare for boosted flowering in the following year
Dec 20, 2021
Botanists develop a model for times when a plant thriving in a garden is a matter of life and death
Dec 17, 2021
When foraging for pollen from flowers, timing can be crucial
Dec 16, 2021
Most plants come from seeds. What does this mean for us?
Dec 15, 2021
Climate change will hit peat bogs not so much from greater heat but from the reduced precipitation that comes with the heat
Dec 14, 2021
Increasing the copies of genes increases the ecological niche that nettles can thrive in
Dec 13, 2021
Virtual conferences are more inclusive. Will that disappear when in-person conferences return?
Dec 10, 2021
Botanists take a step back to move forward in understanding grass
Dec 09, 2021
Asian squirrels go nuts for nectar
Dec 07, 2021
Computer vision for phenotyping of photomorphogenesis
Dec 06, 2021
Snow cover is reducing in the Pacific Northwest, and so too is the niche for evergreen trees in the region
Dec 03, 2021
Improving wine yield and quality by improving carbohydrate modelling
Dec 02, 2021
Glossy treasure trove for the word-curious plantsperson
Dec 01, 2021
One-dimensional light models are as accurate as three-dimensional at estimating dry matter
Nov 30, 2021
Principles of resilient coding for plant ecophysiologists
Nov 25, 2021
Evolutionary history of two rare conifers from the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
Nov 24, 2021
Morpho-anatomical affinities of three paleoendemic podocarp genera
Nov 23, 2021
Tree species mixing increases stand productivity and density
Nov 22, 2021
Brassinosteroids regulate petal spur length in Aquilegia
Nov 19, 2021
Plant computational model explains how leaf veins develop
Nov 18, 2021
Target capture sequencing for investigating repetitive DNA
Nov 17, 2021
How using bibliometrics can help guide people to your research, the case of the Ionome, Nutriome and Metallome
Nov 16, 2021
Estimating genetic variation in seed collections using seed morphology
Nov 15, 2021
Spatial arrangement of stomata in Michelia
Nov 12, 2021
Conservation strategies for the endangered Dianthus superbus in Latvia
Nov 11, 2021
The nature of eyebright intraspecific genome size variation
Nov 05, 2021
Floral development and vasculature of Eriocaulon (Eriocaulaceae)
Nov 03, 2021
Piecing together the Zamiaceae family tree reveals the evolution of how plants ‘breathe’
Nov 02, 2021
Tolerance to waterlogging in relay sown grain legume crops
Nov 01, 2021
Trees alone will not save us
Oct 29, 2021
Impacts of herbivory on perennial grass species of the Northern Great Basin
Oct 28, 2021
Reconstructing trees from terrestrial laser scans
Oct 25, 2021
Building a better grapevine model
Oct 22, 2021
Are species hiding in the Arctic?
Oct 21, 2021
Flowers grow less yellow without sulphur, and that could affect the pollinators that need to see them
Oct 20, 2021
3D model of rhizodeposition
Oct 19, 2021
New maize reference genome may help grow genetically modified lines of corn more easily
Oct 19, 2021
Climate change may favour the expansion of the invasive species Carpobrotus edulis
Oct 14, 2021
Next generation sequencing of Zanthoxylum leads rethink of previous generations of Zanthoxylum
Oct 14, 2021
Allele mining could help improve forage grasses
Oct 13, 2021
Seminal roots help maize grab nutrients
Oct 12, 2021
Flora Incognita shows high identification accuracy in Northern Europe
Oct 11, 2021
Improving gene regulatory network models with RNA levels in absolute units
Oct 08, 2021
What happens when pollinators bring the wrong pollen?
Oct 06, 2021
Virtual vineyards allow simulation studies of grapevine management practices
Oct 05, 2021
Phenotypic plasticity to nutrient availability in a wetland invasive species
Oct 04, 2021
A book about trees and fungi, what’s not to like?
Oct 02, 2021
Should you plant your tomato rows oriented north to south or east to west?
Oct 01, 2021
In cold weather, rice pollen suffers in a variety of ways as it struggles to develop
Sep 28, 2021
The use of Moringa extract for mite management
Sep 27, 2021
A microscopic investigation of fibre development in Cannabis sativa
Sep 27, 2021
Botany provides a tool for defeating art fraud
Sep 24, 2021
Foliar nutrient allocation patterns in Banksia attenuata and B. sessilis
Sep 24, 2021
Resolving interactions between plant structure and function
Sep 22, 2021
Plant breeding systems on the remote oceanic island of Pohnpei
Sep 21, 2021
How will plant communities respond to climate change?
Sep 17, 2021
Intra-clonal differences in leaf physiology after fire in Cornus drummondii
Sep 16, 2021
Dr Ward and the case of the globe-trotting plants…
Sep 15, 2021
Evaluating salt tolerance mechanisms in two Tunisian barley landraces
Sep 13, 2021
Improving roots for crops could improve habitats for wildlife
Sep 09, 2021
When looking after pollinators is literally a matter of self-interest
Sep 08, 2021
The colour of background vegetation reveals how bees see flowers
Sep 07, 2021
Fluorescence imaging reveals the colourful phenolic world of Parma violet
Sep 06, 2021
The who, when, where of global plant discovery
Sep 03, 2021
Predicting rice yield under drought
Sep 03, 2021
Susceptibility to olive quick decline syndrome is linked to xylem anatomy
Sep 02, 2021
Honey bees are bad news for some plants in search of pollination
Sep 01, 2021
Wheat adaptation to climate change
Aug 31, 2021
The diversity and capacity of maize to adapt to a changing climate rests in the hands of farmers
Aug 31, 2021
Regulation of flowering time in Japanese wild radish
Aug 30, 2021
Half of all plants have never been photographed in the wild
Aug 27, 2021
Creosote branches dance, even after death
Aug 26, 2021
Plants drink in unknown ways on gypsum hills
Aug 24, 2021
A new study reveals how the Andes have shaped the history of aquatic plants
Aug 24, 2021
The pros and cons of ant mutualism in epiphytic Tillandsia species
Aug 23, 2021
The Why and How of Horizontally Expanding Leaf Patterns
Aug 20, 2021
The size and light requirements of plants might determine the future of a whole forest
Aug 20, 2021
Does investigating the seed coat in Gnetum gnemon reveal how fruiting plants evolved?
Aug 20, 2021
Predicting native plant responses to Japanese knotweed invasion
Aug 20, 2021
Newly recognised carnivorous plant Triantha occidentalis
Aug 20, 2021
Simulating the effects of local wind reduction on shrub seed dispersal
Aug 20, 2021
What Sound Does Botany Make?
Aug 19, 2021