Plants are essential for life on earth; they are the backbone of all life. Plants are considered as autotrophic organisms, seeing as they are able to produce their own food. They are a crucial resource for many different uses, as plants are primary producers; everything we eat comes directly or indirectly from them (Schaffner, 2010). They provide a whole range of useful products, including food, fibres for cloth, and energy sources. Wood, coal and natural gas are all sourced from plants, these…
went to the green houses for the first time and were assigned a species of plant that we were to nurture for the following weeks. These plants ranged from I was assigned the Giant Creamy Yellow Zinnia. Throughout this process Professor Stewart taught us about soil alternatives and the benefits of growing plants in a green house versus growing plants outside. I thought it interesting when comparing the background of the plant to what I observed in actuality. The Giant Zinnia or Zinnia elegans…
PLANT PROPAGATION Plant propagation is the method of producing new plant from a collection of sources like seeds, bulbs, cuttings, layering, other plant parts, etc. Plant propagation is divided into many types: Sexual propagation. Asexual propagation. Seed propagation mat. Heated propagator. Now here, we have to discuss about Asexual Propagation. ASEXUAL PROPAGATION : Asexual propagation is a type of plant propagation in which new plant is germinated by artificial means of method without…
atmosphere, but plants are unable to reap the benefits that nitrogen has to offer because of their inability to break the triple bonded diatomic molecule. This element has been found to promote plant growth and increase crop yield, but it is only of use when the triple covalent bond between the atoms is broken. Although nitrogen may be abundant, it can serve no benefit to plants in its elemental form. Unlike bacteria, plants cannot fixate atmospheric nitrogen into a usable compound. Plants must…
Jasmine is currently being cultivated in Spain, France, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco and other countries of the world. Widely cultivated for its flowers, jasmine is enjoyed in the garden, as a house plant, and as cut flowers. In foods, jasmine is used to flavor beverages, frozen dairy desserts, candy, baked goods, gelatins, and puddings. Syrup of Jasmine is made by placing in a jar alternate layers of the flowers and sugar, covering the whole with wet…
(Plectranthus scutellarioides) is a commonly grown ornamental plant due to its attractive foliage. Coleus is native to subtropical and tropical areas of Asia and Australia. Although not grown for flowers coleus still produces insignificant blooms that are often removed. In its native range Coleus is a evergreen perennial but in Ohio it is usually used as an annual bedding plant as it is not frost tolerant. Coleus is typically a shade plant but some…
Abstract Photosynthesis, in essence, gives life to plants and plants give life to, us, humans. However, have you ever wondered how the first plant came to be? Through the process of an unlikely symbiotic union of an alga cell, a cyanobacterium, and a bacterial parasite and unfavorable environments, the first plant was born. Although scientists do not know why such a union occurred, they believe it might have to do with the theory of adaptation to one’s environment. Adaptation tends to occur when…
microbe internally* (V. Clarke et al 2014). The symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi is an essential one for benefiting fully from Mycorrhizae, which then helps the land plants absorb the essential nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen. The interaction between plants and microbes allows for essential functions of the plants such as growth, germination and health of the plant, as well as for helping the plant fight off disease and stress. The beneficial fungi being present will…
about how plants cannot survive in total darkness and how darkness &light affect the growth of a plant in different ways. Plants cannot survive in total darkness as they use the suns energy and through a process convert it into food, this process is called photosynthesis. The plants that need sunlight to survive, which are majority of plants are called autotrophs. The presence/absence of light and dark play an important role in a plants as they trigger metabolism, growth and behaviour in a…
organism benefits. Ants and plants interact in many puzzling ways, but one type of interaction has fascinated ecologists for centuries. Mutualism is a type of symbiosis, where both species benefit from the relationship. Ant to plant mutualisms are facultative, meaning they are not necessary for each other’s survival. However, the survival of both species lends greatly to this complex relationship. (Boucher D.H. 1985) To truly understand this interaction between ants and plants, it is important…