ALTHOUGH occasional protests have been made by plant morphologists for many years against the inflexible framework of morphological concepts to which they have felt compelled to adhere in interpreting ...

Plant Physiology, Vol. 177, No. 4 (August 2018), pp. 1382-1395 (14 pages) Efforts to understand the genetic and environmental conditioning of plant morphology are hindered by the lack of flexible and ...

The ecological significance of plasticity in twelve lakeshore plant species was investigated by examining the relationship of plasticity to growth form, competitive ability and position along an ...

The discovery of the mechanics and molecular mechanism that dictate cell shape formation in plants by researchers offers new clues about the fundamental processes governing tissue formation in ...

A scientist has quantified the refined shapes of violins allowing us to hone our skills to describe the complexity and diversity among plant species, and to use its genetic basis for crop improvement.

A research team from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) studied the global variability of plant hydraulics in relation to wind speed. Their findings are ...

The story of a plant is etched in its leaves. A tree growing in a cold environment with plenty of water is more likely to have large leaves with many serrated teeth around the edges. But if the same ...

Scientists and gardeners alike seem unable to resist the charms of a flamboyant flower or towering stalk. A new study has found that botanists' research inexorably skews toward showy plants, whereas ...

MR. H. HAMSHAW THOMAS'S paper entitled “The Old Morphology and the New”, read before the Linnean Society on November 10, created considerable interest. In recent years, Mr. Thomas said, a great gulf ...