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Thank you to all of our reviewers in 2024!

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Congratulations to the Merian Award winners

The New Phytologist Foundation is pleased to support the 8th European Conference of Tropical Ecology, with it's sponsorship of the Merian Awards.

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Signpost on an overgrown bank reads: Japanese knotweed contaminated area. Do not remove any materials without express permission. Note area is treated periodically with herbicides. No public access please.

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Why is Japanese knotweed so highly invasive?

Research published in New Phytologist provides insights into why the invasive plant Japanese knotweed is so successful at outcompeting native plants.

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Plant’s name-giving feature found to be new offspring-ensuring method

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New findings may help researchers develop grapefruit without compounds that affect medication levels

Findings may help researchers develop a medication-friendly grapefruit

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Blueberries beware: powdery mildew spreading across the globe

A new North Carolina State University study pinpoints the worldwide spread of a fungus that taints blueberry plants with powdery mildew.

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