Category: Amazing Plants
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Alan Turing First Describes mathematical theory of morphogenesis: the theory of biological growth
Outline of the development of the daisy
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Why (and when) Trees Evolved To Live Underground
Some trees, however, have evolved strategies to cope with the constant threat of fire. There are species, for instance, that developed thick insulating corky bark to protect the tree even when it is burning. More extraordinary, however, are the trees that moved underground.
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Humble plants that hide surprising secrets: TED Talk
Now the question you’re probably asking yourself is, why is she telling us all these stories? The reason for that is that we tend to overlook the diversity and the variety of the natural world. These particular habitats are unique and they are host to a whole lot of plants. We don’t realize how valuable and how precious these resources are, and yet, through our insouciance, we keep on destroying them.
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Do Plants Have Rights?
So the question that emerges is this: How can we ethically justify, promote, and financially subsidize the use of plants in the context of plant biotechnology and bioengineering, when the premises of this scientific endeavor are rooted in the erroneous view of plants as insensitive objectified organisms?
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Plants’ Underground Defenses
Studies reviewed here suggest that many commonalities as well as differences exist in defense strategies employed by roots and foliar tissues during pathogen attack. Importantly, in addition to pathogens, plant roots interact with a plethora of non-pathogenic and symbiotic microorganisms.
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Traveling To The Birthplace Of All Apples
Really though, considering that the Kazakh name for Almaty, Alma-ata, means “Father of Apples,” it is apples that must be the focus of this trip. So what is it that makes the apple the favourite snack of every Kazakh? What makes this land the fatherland of all apples?
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Nectaries Meet Their Own Photosynthetic Needs
Photosynthetic activity of green nectaries can explain a significant part, if not all, of the sugar secreted.
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Must All Living Things Age? Some Plants Say “No”
“Random catastrophes aren’t going to kill you, and it’s worth your while to put your investment in yourself rather than just in putting out offspring,” he says. Rather than “live fast, die young,” the campion strategy is more “live slow, die old.” Really, really old.
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Fern Communities Control Gender Of Young Ferns
Older fernlings secrete pheromones that determine the sex of the younger ones — maintaining a balanced ratio so that they can all reproduce faster, the study shows.
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Hope For The Future: Stressed Plants Produce More Resilient Offspring
Plants exposed to pests or disease can pass on their immunity to their seedlings, giving them an inherited advantage which can still be seen several generations down the line. This ability was particularly intriguing as the DNA sequence of the plants remained the same, yet a genetic ‘memory’ of how to cope with stressful conditions was passed down from one generation to the next.