Wiley
Wiley.com

New Phytologist

Press Release RSS Feed RSS

You selected: New Phytologist

7:00 PM EST February 03, 2013

50 Shades of Red: The Colorful Tactics Flowers Use to Attract Birds

From: New Phytologist

October 07, 2011

New Pine Breeding Technique May Help Trees Adapt to Climate Change

A breakthrough in pine tree breeding will help forests to adapt to climate change and bioenergy use and increase the security and competitiveness of the U.S. forestry industry.

October 25, 2010

Scientists Reveal the Sex Wars of the Truffle Grounds

Scientists Reveal the Sex Wars of the Truffle Grounds

October 12, 2010

Bumblebees Favour Striped and Red Flowers

Gardeners could help maintain bumblebee populations by growing plants with red flowers or flowers with stripes along the veins, according to field observations of the common snapdragon, Antirrhinum majus, at the John Innes Centre in the UK.

March 10, 2010

Plants Discover the Benefits of Good Neighbours in Strategy against Herbivores

New Phytologist reveals how a species of birch tree adsorbs chemical compounds from neighbouring marsh tea plants, Rhondodendron tomentosum, in a unique ‘defence by neighbour strategy.

January 11, 2010

Can a Drop of Water Cause Sunburn or Fire?

Why do gardeners say you shouldn't water your plants in the midday sun? Does it really lead to burnt plants or worse? A team of Hungarian scientists decided to find out

July 22, 2009

New Discovery Suggests Trees Evolved Camouflage Defence Against Long Extinct Predator

New Phytologist reveals first evidence of camouflage defence strategy in plants