Heat and drought, what now?

Heat and drought, what now? Both heat and drought occur more regular, and more often together. They can cause lots of trouble. Like people, plants don’t like it. They get stressed. Especially when there is both heat and drought. Heat and drought are asking for conflicting reactions. When there is just heat, a plant willContinue reading “Heat and drought, what now?”

Herkennen van zout

Herkennen van zout Een zoute grond en zout water zijn fataal voor planten. Het brengt ze uit balans. Om dit te voorkomen hebben planten een zout-actie plan. Ze schakelen genen in die helpen met een te veel aan zout in de plant. Passen hun groei aan, en gaan ze zoute grond uit de weg. TochContinue reading “Herkennen van zout”

Recognising salt

Recognising salt Salty soil and salty water are fatal to plants. It pushes them out of balance. To avoid this damage, plants have a salt-action plan. They turn on genes that help dealing with too much salt in a plant. They adjust their growth, avoiding the salty ground. But plants need salt as well, inContinue reading “Recognising salt”

Early communication

Early communication Like plants, plant cells cannot change their place. For forming functioning organs, good communication is a must. To tell the cell when to divide, and what its job is. This communication is most important at the verry start. During the development of the embryos the growth regions are established. When this does notContinue reading “Early communication”