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The author reflects on the theory of plant science used in the sections of publications in "New Phytologist." He says that the development of plant science is based the development of theories. It says that papers in the environment section provide new theory are approaches to collect data sets of observations such as recovery from stem damage and impacts of precipitation on desert productivity. Moreover, the deductive and inductive approaches to research offers new insights and hypothesis.

The authors reflect on the research by Frederic Lens and colleagues which won the 2010 Tansley Medal from the journal "New Phytologist." They state that the research offers insights on the association between the anatomy of wood and hydraulic conductivity in trees. They mention that Lens and colleagues used various techniques and examined seven taxa of the genus Acer, resulting to the influences of membrane thickness, porosity, and lower xylem conductivity to cavitation resistance.