Just like us humans, plants are also infected by viruses. These can cause lost of damage. Therefore, researchers like to know how these viruses work, so they can stop them where possible.
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Pitcher plant not a strict predator after all
Nature documentaries make us believe that pitcher plants are highly skilled at trapping insects. In reality, a pitcher plant success rate is not that high, about 2%. This made scientist wonder if pitcher plants are really the predators we believe them to be.
Attract and repel
About the effect of the composition of those scents researchers know relatively little. Do plants with a more divers scent bouquet also attract more pollinators? And what about its effect on bacteria?
Domesticated vs wild plants – the microbe edition
For the plant attraction of microbes is often useful. Therefore, the question was raised about how domestication and breeding influenced the attraction of microbes. A new study found out.
Plant en Zo 