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Detail of the stigma of a flower of apple, Malus × domestica

August Image: Apple Stigma

Posted on August 1st, 2012 by DaveF

This month the inset cover image shows a detail of the stigma of a flower of apple, Malus × domestica. The acquisition of stigmatic receptivity is concomitant with secretion of arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs, strained green) into the intercellular spaces between cell walls (blue).

Suburbs and sustainability: Unlocking the greyfields to inhibit urban sprawl from Peter Newton

Posted on August 1st, 2012 by Editor Pat Heslop-Harrison

See on Scoop.it – AnnBotIn the face of sustained population growth, our big cities continue to sprawl into the greenfields, despite the now well recognised problems associated with higher infrastructure costs, lack of amenity, car dependency, poor job access, diminished agriculture and open space. A model for directing population and investment inwards – to inner [...]

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