Looking for tomatoes at the fruit and veg section at the supermarket you come across different sizes, colours, and sweetness.

Looking for tomatoes at the fruit and veg section at the supermarket you come across different sizes, colours, and sweetness.

In weekly roundup #39-2026 I also talk about what CAM plants are is and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media

In weekly roundup #38-2026 I also talk about what thigmotropism is and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media

In weekly roundup #37-2026 I also talk about what an inflorescence is and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media

In which I talk with Peter van Dijk about his research and his upcoming book about Mendel.

In de zoektocht naar pesticiden die effectief plagen bestrijden en tegelijkertijd de rest van het ecosysteem ongemoeid laten is veel vooruitgang geboekt met biologische bestrijding van schimmels en in...

In which I talk about finding a missing link in defence responses, what a cuticle is, and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media

In which I talk about insects that manipulate the release of plant volatiles, what a hypocotyl is, and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media

So how and with whom do plants communicate

So how and with whom do plants communicate

In which I talk about how orchid seeds find their symbiosis partner, what heteroblasty is, and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media

In which I talk about how fungi encourage plants to grow more roots with subtle nudges, what endophytes are, and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media

In which I talk about the handiness of flowers, what plant scientists mean with herkogamy, and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media

In which I talk with Esther van den Bergh about her research on bolting in lettuce.

In which I talk about how plants fuel their wound repair, what scientist mean by sequencing, and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media

In which I talk about how plants fuel their wound repair, what scientist mean by sequencing, and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media

In which I talk about how plants buffer genetic variation, what plant scientist mean by scarification is, and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media

In which I talk about how the inner tissues have a say in plant shape, the meaning of abscission, and this week’s scientific articles and plant science in the media

How this layer lets plants respond fast to stress and maybe to everyday developmental choices