More cuttings One of the magical characteristics of plants is the ability to grow new plants from cuttings. Think about it, a whole new plant from a tiny piece of another plant. Some plants use it as a way for asexual reproduction. While other plants need some help, only then they will start growing newContinue reading “More cuttings”
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Best of two evils
Best of two evils Sometimes things happen whereby you ask yourself, is this smart. Like the spit of the tobacco hornworm, a butterfly, that transforms one of the fragrances of the tabaco plant. But this transformation causes the attraction of the tobacco hornworm natural enemies. Now Dutch researchers together with Belgian, German, and Taiwanese researchersContinue reading “Best of two evils”
Supple cells for growth
Supple cells for growth We don’t notice it, but the growth of organisms, organs, and tissues is strongly coordinated. Only when something goes wrong. Or, maybe we don’t, don’t see it as a mistake but a nice new trait. One of those things that need to be coordinated is growth between different tissue layers. ThisContinue reading “Supple cells for growth”
Maybe carnivorous
Maybe carnivorous While most plants get their nutrients from the soil, are some plants carnivours. They get their nutrients from the catching and digesting flies and other insects. And then there is Triphyophyllum peltatum, a rare tropical African liana, that is sometimes getting its nutrients from the soil, while at other times it gets thoseContinue reading “Maybe carnivorous”
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