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Baltzer JL, Thomas SC (2010) A second dimension to the leaf economics spectrum predicts edaphic habitat association in a tropical forest. PLoS ONE 5(10):e13163 Banana Ice Cream– this is a favourite one in our family. We quite often use up our ripe bananas in our Andrew James Ice Cream Maker. I looked at the Google search volumes of banana bread worldwide to see which countries searched for a banana bread recipe the most. Sieve the flour into a bowl and add the baking powder and cinnamon. Cinnamon is entirely optional but it gives the banana bread a lovely warming taste. Mix these dry ingredients together. 3. Mash the bananas Wright SJ, Kitajima K, Kraft NJB, Reich PB, Wright IJ, Bunker DE, Condit R, Dalling JW, Davies SJ, Díaz S, Engelbrecht BMJ, Harms KE, Hubbell SP, Marks CO, Ruiz-Jaen MC, Salvador CM, Zanne AE (2010) Functional traits and the growth-mortality trade-off in tropical trees. Ecology 91(12):3664–3674

The first step is to mix together all the ‘wet’ ingredients. So, the mashed bananas, melted butter, beaten eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Slow Cooker Banana Bread–Banana bread in a slow cooker has a slightly different texture to oven baked, but it’s an interesting way to enjoy banana bread without the need for an oven. We hypothesized that the light niche of lianas would increase with traits that increase carbon gain, for example, through increased light capture ability (large leaf area and high specific leaf area), high leaf N and P concentrations, and fast gas exchange (high stomatal density, length, and pore index). We indeed found that the light niche was predicted by the multivariate nutrient and carbon acquisition axis (PC2; Fig. 3d and Table S4). The light niche mainly increased with leaf phosphorus and zinc concentrations, and to a lesser extent with vessel density and stomatal pore index (which have a large relative importance; Table 3 and Table S3). Leaf zinc concentration has rarely been studied in tropical rainforests. Zinc helps with the production of a plant hormone responsible for stem elongation and leaf expansion (Lines-Kelly 1992), which should especially be important for lianas with their climbing life form. Light-demanding lianas tend to have wide vessels that increase the water transport capacity of the stem (van der Sande et al. 2019), thus allowing for fast gas exchange. Similarly, a high stomatal pore index allows for a high stomatal conductance and gas exchange (Bidwell 1974) to optimally benefit from the high irradiance. Water niche This particular banana pancake recipe used bananas in both the mix of the pancake and the filling. I then added some fresh strawberry slices and drizzled a little honey over the top.Simply add all the ingredients to your smoothie maker– I used my Nutri Ninja blender as I only made one serving – you can use a larger capacity smoothie maker if you want to make more.

Estrada-Villegas S, Schnitzer SA (2018) A comprehensive synthesis of liana removal experiments in tropical forests. Biotropica 50(5):729–739 Once they’re completely mashed, place them in a Ziploc bag or container, label it with the current date and freeze it. These will stay fresh for up to a few months. Banana bread is one of the most popular baking recipes in the UK; it is easy to make and the perfect way to use up over-ripe bananas.

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An additional ca. 3 cm branch piece was sampled from the branch base for anatomical measurements and embedded in FAA. For each branch sample, four cross-section images were taken at 100–500× magnification using a microscope (Zeiss Smartzoom 5 Digital Microscope, Germany). For each original image, to avoid the threshold difference in ImageJ analysis, we first erased the vessel area with the eraser tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6, then imported to the ImageJ Software where measurements were finished automatically without color. To estimate the vessel diameter (VesD, μm), the ten widest vessel diameters from each of the four images were measured and averaged. We focused on the largest vessels because they are expected to contribute the strongest to hydraulic conductance (Tyree et al. 1994). Tyree MT, Davis SD, Cochard H (1994) Biophysical perspectives of xylem evolution: is there a tradeoff of hydraulic efficiency for vulnerability to dysfunction? IAWA J 15(4):335 When freezing banana slices, you need to flash freeze them on a sheet tray first. If you skip this step, the pieces will clump together, and you’ll find it difficult to use them later, especially if you don’t intend to use them all. I skipped this step, and the chocolate spread didn’t so much ‘swirl’ as gather in a few clumps here and there – but it still tasted great. But next time, I will do this step 😉 It was more Nutella ‘clump’ than Nutella ‘swirl’– but still a tasty slice of cake!

Even if the bananas have started to brown slightly, you can still chop them and freeze them since they won’t rot. butter– I always melt the butter in a microwave before mixing it. If you don’t have butter you can use margarine. Engelbrecht BMJ, Comita LS, Condit R, Kursar TA, Tyree MT, Turner BL, Hubbell SP (2007) Drought sensitivity shapes species distribution patterns in tropical forests. Nature 447(7140):80–82 When using banana slices, follow the same steps as with whole bananas to defrost them. If you need to speed up the process, pop them in the microwave. Whenever we have ripe bananas hanging about I tend to make our family favourite banana bread. But today, with less time to wait for the oven to bake the banana cake, I decided to try out making banana muffins instead.Benlloch-González M, Arquero O, Fournier JM, Barranco D, Benlloch M (2008) K+ starvation inhibits water-stress-induced stomatal closure. J Plant Physiol 165(6):623–630

There are so many delicious pancake toppings you could choose to add to your banana pancakes. Below are some of my favourites: Westoby M, Wright IJ (2006) Land-plant ecology on the basis of functional traits. Trends Ecol Evol 21(5):261–268 Reich PB, Ellsworth DS, Walters MB (1998) Leaf structure (specific leaf area) modulates photosynthesis-nitrogen relations: evidence from within and across species and functional groups. Funct Ecol 12(6):948–958 It will not surprise you that the USA takes the top spot, but the other top ten countries might surprise you. Banana Bread Search Trends COUNTRY Clark AT, Dett M, Muller-Landau HC, Schnitzer SA, Wright SJ, Condit R, Hubbell SP (2018) Functional traits of tropical trees and lianas explain spatial structure across multiple scales. J Ecol 106(5):795–806Tanaka Y, Shiraiwa T (2009) Stem growth habit affects leaf morphology and gas exchange traits in soybean. Ann Bot 104(7):1293–1299 Air Fryer Banana Bread–Another way to enjoy banana bread without using an oven! Air fryer banana bread cooks in less time, uses less energy and tastes just as good as oven-baked – what’s not to love?