Most plants don’t like to much salt. Still, there are plants that flourish under salty conditions. Not surprisingly researchers are curious how plants adapted that don’t stress out over an extra pinch of salt.
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Interrupting virus replication
Just like us humans, plants are also infected by viruses. These can cause lost of damage. Therefore, researchers like to know how these viruses work, so they can stop them where possible.
Pitcher plant not a strict predator after all
Nature documentaries make us believe that pitcher plants are highly skilled at trapping insects. In reality, a pitcher plant success rate is not that high, about 2%. This made scientist wonder if pitcher plants are really the predators we believe them to be.
Attract and repel
About the effect of the composition of those scents researchers know relatively little. Do plants with a more divers scent bouquet also attract more pollinators? And what about its effect on bacteria?
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