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Protocols in ecological and environmental plant physiology. A free, peer-reviewed wiki for for plant scientists to access and share protocols online.

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Chameleon' Vine Discovered in Chile that can change their size, shape, color,etc to match the surrounding foliage. news.sciencemag.org/biology/…
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New Protocol: Estimating the mesophyll surface area per leaf area from leaf cell and tissue dimensions... ow.ly/mMmrp
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New research shows that to prevent starvation at night, plants perform accurate arithmetic division. ow.ly/mkAdI
Plants do sums to get through the night, researchers show

Plants do sums to get through the night, researchers show

(Phys.org) —New research shows that to prevent starvation at night, plants perform accurate arithmetic division. The calculation allows them to use up their starch reserves at a constant rate so that...

phys.org
An interesting article about open access publications vs. the paid subscription model. ow.ly/lU18Z
Open access: The true cost of science publishing

Open access: The true cost of science publishing

Nature - Cheap open-access journals raise questions about the value publishers add for their money.

nature.com
New Summary: Isotopes in ecosystem fluxes to the atmosphere. ow.ly/lrYdF
New Protocol: How to measure respiration responses to temperature using a series of covered leaves using a LI-6400 ow.ly/lrMKL
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Free handbook of standardised methods for use in large agronomic,physiological & genetic field studies bit.ly/Y7Su7G #PAGXXI #PAG2013
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Researchers have captured most of the genes found in a Christmas tree. ow.ly/gIw7P
Melbourne: check out Stickwork at Federation Square. It's a structure entirely made of willow tree sticks & saplings ow.ly/fHwbE
UN warns of looming worldwide food crisis in 2013 ow.ly/foqGq

UN warns of looming worldwide food crisis in 2013

Combination of record low grain stocks, extreme weather, and rising food prices threaten disaster and unrest

theguardian.com
Lady Gaga Has An Entire Family Of Plants Named After Her...
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Has Plant Life Reached Its Limits? green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012…
Has Plant Life Reached Its Limits?

Has Plant Life Reached Its Limits?

Terrestrial plant growth is finite, and humans are approaching “a planetary boundary,” researchers write in a journal article.

archive.nytimes.com
Plants swap chloroplasts via grafts: Energy-converting cellular organs can pass through garden-variety connections bit.ly/y4yH76
Plants in space! - Coming Soon to a planet near you... bit.ly/OFRfEm
Plants can filter out the nasties: carcinogens benzene, trichloroethylene and formaldehyde - BE GONE! bit.ly/S1w4RR
Welcome Kelli! The PrometheusWiki Editorial Team welcomes our new Editorial Assistant, Kelli Gowland on board.
Tracking Non-Native Plants with Google Maps ow.ly/dMK7b
Do you use chlorophyll extraction protocols? Comment on this method using DMF and let us know what you think bit.ly/OkERuj
Science Blogs – definition, and a history bit.ly/Ndvf58
Quick and easy procedure to obtain good quality leaf surface imprints for determination of stomata density bit.ly/RZEhpj

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