I asked a question about immortality of hydra and leaned good things about senescence. Now I like to…
Plant grafting is a process whereby a piece of one plant is inserted into another and results in a c…
See paper for distribution of PS-I and PS-II within grana As explained in the above paper, the PS-I…
I read about the regulation of Calvin cycle by thioredoxin which activates key enzymes essentially b…
I would like to grow mushrooms on oak trees I can harvest from my property. I've read that the best…
I want to do validation on simulated net primary productivity. But I don't have measured NPP data, E…
Much discussion has been had about the affects of climate change on plantlife, but how will rising c…
If you want a specific plant, let's say the snap peas I am growing that I bought at Agway. I noticed…
The question pretty much sums it up. How do animals/plants change for each: Spring, Summer, Autumn, …
I know how it gets converted because PR is more stable and when there is neither red or far red ligh…
Many willows (Salix spp.) grow in northern states but do not grow in southern states, for example Sa…
Is there a species-agnostic metric for identifying plant maturity? There seems to be plenty of lite…
In general, plants photosynthesize through their leaves and, to a much lesser extent, through their …
I can't think of any reason why plants wouldn't be able to get cancer, but I've never heard of a pla…
I know from school, that all live on the Earth need bacteria as low-level "machines" that break down…
Plants and animals have the following distinct properties: Plants live from solar energy by photo…
I'm looking for a simple, inexpensive way to demonstrate that soil is not needed for plant growth to…
I have an AP Bio class where I have to name 3 properties of water and I chose adhesion and cohesion …
There's a claim that Sansevieria trifasciata (Mother-in-law’s Tongue) generates oxygen from carbon…
I'm trying to get my head around factors which affect transpiration in leaves. For example, how wou…
From Wikipedia: Growing degree days (GDD), also called growing degree units (GDUs), are a heuris…
Physiological measurements such as respiration rate and assimilation rate depend on temperature. M…
The past winter (2011-2012) was warmer than usual. Trees are normally tapped in late February when…
Just what the title states. I wonder whether it is possible to fire a chemical switch - sort-of lik…
I'm looking for an Arabidopsis thaliana gene listed in RCSB with a clear mode of function and active…
Let consider two use cases : I am the only farmer within a 200km radius. I first grow GMO plants. …
As a plant grows, at some point the first branch forms. As it continues, branches grow new branches,…
After following a course in Permaculture, I realised that if I want to get serious about it, I need …
I'm interested in how the structure of the thylakoid forms into its characteristic highly rugose sta…
I have not yet found a plant that, when an insect eats a hole in one of its leaves, it can regenerat…
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