Precision insecticide Fields full of crops are an all you can eat buffet for many insects. They eat the plants. Not something a farmer wishes, as it lowers the yield. The most effective method: killing all the insects with insecticides. Although, this is also not something we like to do. A dilemma for the farmer.Continue reading “Precision insecticide”
Author Archives: Femke de Jong
How light gets to the root
How light gets to the root The waiting starts, after sowing seeds, for the first leaves to stick out of the ground. A just germinated plant, that found its way in the dark to the light. In the dark the main way of growing for a plant is through stretching its cells. Not by makingContinue reading “How light gets to the root”
Hoe licht de wortels bereikt
Hoe licht de wortels bereikt Na het zaaien van zaadjes begint het wachten tot het eerste blaadjes boven de grond uit steken. Een net ontkiemt plantje, dat zich in het donker de weg naar het licht gevonden heeft. Tot dit licht gevonden is groeit een plant door z’n cellen uit te strekken. Er komen nogContinue reading “Hoe licht de wortels bereikt”
A good place to land
A good place to land In an impulse you pick a fluffy head of a dandelion, breath in and blow the stem clear. Hundreds fluffy seeds fill the air. On their way to find a place for growing into a new dandelion. How do those seed know the best place? When you look up closeContinue reading “A good place to land”
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