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New Phytologist Tansley Medal: 2026 competition now open

The submission deadline is 1 November 2025.

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Flower and digitised pollen of Passiflora cumbalensis

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Smithsonian digitizes pollen from 18,000 plant species

A team of researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute is digitizing images of pollen from more than 18,000 plant species from the tropics.

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Liverworts growing on a bed of perlite.

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Through the shot glass, and what can be found in liverworts

Kobe University team identify gene necessary for the development of vegetative and sexual reproductive organs.

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Can certain fungi boost the micronutrient content of bread wheat?

New research in Plants, People, Planet indicates that bread wheat’s micronutrient content can be increased by cultivating it with a specific type of fungus.

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Congratulations to two New Phytologist award winners at ATBC 2025!

Ellen Quinlan and Liliana López-Olmedo are the winners of the New Phytologist awards at ATBC 2025.

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The Nanozostera japonica species complex consists of two deeply divergent genetic clades.

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Researchers uncover hidden seagrass species in the northwest Pacific

Researchers have discovered cryptic speciation within Nanozostera japonica – a seagrass species common across the Northwest Pacific.

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