Form and function of island and mainland plants Date: July 14, 2023 Source: University of Göttingen Summary: Oceanic islands provide useful models for ecology, biogeography and evolutionary research.

STUDENTS and teachers of botany have in the past made good use of the two text-books by the joint authors: “An Introduction to the Study of Plants” and “An Introduction to the Structure and ...

Topics cover evolutionary theory, the interpretation and use of phylogenetic trees in biodiversity research, plant form and function, and plant physiology. The unit provides an overview of the ...

It makes a durable street tree where there is enough overhead space to accommodate the large size. Ginkgo tolerates most soil, including compacted, and alkaline, and grows slowly 75 feet or more tall.

Nearly all plants form partnerships with fungi living in their roots, together known as mycorrhizas. Some of these fungi sprout mushrooms at the soil surface, but a mushroom is really just the ...

Tree maintenance and protection is important for the health of our urban forests. The City of Toronto has a goal of reaching 40 per cent tree canopy cover by 2050 but we can’t do this alone. Together ...

The Southern Section of the American Society of Plant Biologists is holding the Kriton Hatzios Symposium during the section’s 83rd annual meeting. This year’s theme is “Plant Microbiome: Ecology, ...

Balanophora shed one third of its genes as it evolved into a streamlined parasitic plant—an extreme degree of genome shrinkage even among parasites—according to new research in Nature Plants. Along ...