Light lets plants breathe Researchers from Singapore discovered how light lets plants breathe. Plants breathe using stomata, these are special cells located on the underside of the leaf. In contrast to normal plant cells, these cells are not connected to each other with a cell wall. This is creating a pore through which air canContinue reading “Light lets plants breathe”
Tag Archives: Plant biology
Avond en ochtend planten
Avond en ochtend planten Net als mensen hebben planten een biologische klok. Deze zorgt ervoor dat de plant weet wanneer het ochtend is, en wanneer de avond valt. De biologische klok is net zoals ons analoge uurwerk een ingenieus raderwerk van in elkaar overlopende feedbackloops. Deze corrigeren elkaar zodat niet elke overdrijvende wolk de avondContinue reading “Avond en ochtend planten”
Evening and morning plants
Evening and morning plants Just like people, plants have a biological clock. This helps plants to recognise when it is morning and when the evening starts. The biological clock consists, just like our analogue timepiece, through an ingenious radar work of interconnecting feedback loops. These are self-correcting so that not every passing cloud is signallingContinue reading “Evening and morning plants”
Clean slate
Clean slate Every year again, a plant makes sure it flowers under ideal circumstances. Is the plant mature, is the temperature right, are there enough nutrients, all points to consider. Including, the question, is there enough time to set seed and develop fruits after pollination. To figure out the ideal moment, a plant makes useContinue reading “Clean slate”
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