Flowers – Page 4 – Plant en Zo

From growth to flowering

From growth to flowering During the transition from growth to flowering the growth centre is changing from form and function. Instead of leaves, it now will produce flowers. The team of George Coupland characterised what exactly changes and how the plant is regulating this. Growth centres are the reason that plants can grow new tissuesContinue reading “From growth to flowering”

Flower symmetry

Flower symmetry Flowers come in different forms and shapes, but they all have symmetry. Chinese researchers show in Science Advances how plants regulate that symmetry. Flowers show different forms of symmetry. There are flowers of which each petal is identical to its neighbour, these flowers are multiple symmetrical. But you have also flowers that onlyContinue reading “Flower symmetry”

Twilight

Twilight Twilight, the period between day and night. The duration of twilight influences the growth and flowering of plants. That, are Canadian and Belgian researchers now showing in Scientific Reports. The influence of twilight on plants was up to date not really studied. For a long time it was difficult to reproduce twilight light conditionsContinue reading “Twilight”

To mow or not to mow

To mow or not to mow Framers do rather not want toxic plants in their grass clippings that they use as feed for their animals. Now American researchers show in Scientific Reports that mowing actually contributes to the distribution of the toxic silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium). When plants are stressed they turn to survival mode.Continue reading “To mow or not to mow”