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Feeding caterpillars make leaves shine

Scientists visualize calcium signals which are elicited by wounding and ultimately regulate defense responses

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Predicting tree mortality

Drought, heat and insects contribute to the death of more than 12 million trees in California. A new study examines these interactions.

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Editing plant DNA using a mechanism evolved in bacteria

Researchers have used CRISPR/Cas to modify the genome of the tree species Populus.

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New Phytologist Editors' choice: June 2015, 206:4

Read this issue's Editors' Choice by Richard Norby: Root biochemistry, root traits, and soil carbon – making the links

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Feature: Eucalyptus genome

The latest issue contains a feature on the recently published 'Eucalyptus genome'.

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The importance of ‘self-DNA’ for maintaining diversity among species

Findings indicate that self-DNA is involved in the regulation of species coexistence and competition: new applications?

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