exploring the inner workings of plants
Posted in Flowering, Plant Metabolism on Jan 16th, 2010
“Hot Plants?” In the previous post, the topic was how plants survive the cold. Although some perennial plants can withstand winter temperatures well below zero (F), plants certainly don’t generate body heat like mammals do in order to warm themselves. Or do they? There are a few plants in nature, like the remarkable Voodoo Lily [...]
Posted in Plant Metabolism on May 9th, 2009
The Last Roundup? The herbicide that most Americans are likely familiar with is Roundup®. Unlike the auxin-based herbicides I discussed in the previous post, Roundup® is not a selective herbicide. That is, it usually kills all green plants (except if the plant is Roundup Ready® or if the plant is a naturally Roundup®-resistant “superweed” – [...]
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