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plant
plant Multicellular organism whose cells have cellulose cell walls and contain
chloroplasts or similar structures (plastids). They develop from
diploid embryos, and have a regular alternation of
haploid and diploid generations in their life cycle. Most plants are green and make their own food by
photosynthesis. A few are colourless
parasites or
saprophytes. Simple plants reproduce by means of
spores, while more advanced plants produce
seeds and
fruits. Plants show a wide range of biochemistry; some produce chemicals such as
alkaloids,
narcotics, and even cyanide; others secrete substances into the soil to prevent other plants growing near them. Many of these chemicals form the bases for the development of drugs. Plants are classified on the basis of their morphology (shape and structure). The most important phyla are: the Bryophyta (
bryophytes), which include the mosses and liverworts;
Lycopodophyta, or club mosses; Sphenophyta (
horsetails); Filicinophyta (
ferns); Cycadophyta (
cycads); Ginkgophyta (
ginkgo); Coniferophyta (
conifers); and Angiospermophyta (
angiosperms). See also
alternation of generations
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Plants branching out indoors.(New Homes)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 3/31/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...light plants: Chinese evergreen, philodendron, pothos and spider plant. Medium light plants: Peace lily, ficus, dracaena and corn plant. High light plants: Rubber plant, schefflera, jade plant, aloe and cactus.
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Plants under pressure: the touch that stunts.
Magazine article from: Science News; 2/24/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...touch that stunts Plants feel -- a fact recognized...forms of touch affect plant growth. Now, researchers...with 18 cm in touch plants. Although scientists...which touch alters plant growth, the Standard...before animals and plants diverged durign evolutoin...role in rearranging ...
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Plant buddies. (Plans for Budding Gardeners).
Magazine article from: Environman; 4/1/1994; 700+ words
; ...they won't harm other plants in the garden. If a plant's smell is good and...Step 6 Immediately plant the little seedlings...individual rose bush. The plants should be spaced about...Carefully place the plant in the hole (not any...
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Plant population vs. plant average: New paradigm of crop simulation modeling
Magazine article from: Resource; 5/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...propose to describe how a plant functions. They simulate physiologically realistic plants based on estimates of...by positioning all the plant organs in 3D space. All the plants are different having varying plant heights, numbers of bolls...
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How Plants "See"
Magazine article from: Natural History; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...recent decades, plant physiologists have...increasingly aware that plants use light for much...because, in most plants, it is precisely...changes. Certain plant species do not flower...color that the other plants absorb. Thus, a plant detecting the ratio...
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Are plant breeder's rights outdated? A descriptive and empirical assessment of plant breeder's rights in Australia, 1987-2007.
Magazine article from: Melbourne University Law Review; 12/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...criticisms levelled at the plant breeder's rights scheme...mechanism inherent in plants poses a major protective...involved with developing new plant varieties. (7) As...Protection of New Varieties of Plants ('UPOV') published...quantitative impacts of plant breeder's rights in...
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PLANTS USED TO PRODUCE USEFUL HUMAN PROTEINS
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record; 1/25/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...therapeutic value into plants,'' Hiatt said...said Don Cooksey, a plant pathologist at the...into food. Some plants, like tobacco...grown from single plant cells; seeds are...transferred into plant cells with relative...human molecules, plants offer a biochemical...
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Plant databases as effective tools. (computer software to manage garden schedules, maintenance and plant selection; includes a database checklist)
Magazine article from: Parks & Recreation; 6/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...pictures; one has more plant information; one has plants the other doesn...sources to locate plants for difficult situations...usually looking for plant material that had...however, not all plants have been studied for this. Any plant lacking a tolerance...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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PLANTS MAY SWOON WHEN NATURE RUNS HOT AND COLD.(Lifestyle)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 5/7/1998; 700+ words
; ...which delighted a few plants but dismayed plenty of...variation for a young plant to handle (some people...wanted to know why their plants were flagging during...zone. Another factor in plant flop is that greenhouse...ll notice that the plants look fine in the morning...
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 "Chicago Sun-Times (IL)")
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Consider plants with winter hardiness
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times (IL); 2/3/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...selecting long-lived plants. The Chicago-area is...Department of Agriculture map of plant hardiness. This means plants here need to withstand...year to prune deciduous plants because you can see the plant's overall structure...
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Plant Diseases
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Plant Diseases Like human beings and other animals, plants are subject to diseases...plant health. The study of plant diseases is called plant pathology. The most common diseases of cultivated plants are bacterial wilt, chestnut...
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Plant Prospecting
Book article from: Plant Sciences
Plant Prospecting Plant prospecting is the seeking out of plants for the development of new foods...and other profitable products. Plant prospecting includes the selection and collection of plants from terrestrial, marine, and...
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Carnivorous Plants
Book article from: Plant Sciences
...the surfaces of plant leaves. However...true carnivorous plants have the ability...general, carnivorous plants grow in poor soils...MAJOR CARNIVOROUS PLANT GROUPS Genus Common...throughout the plant. Although carnivorous plants do absorb nutrients...
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Plant Genetic Engineer
Book article from: Genetics
...several major crop plants are being sequenced. Some plant scientists manipulate...example, "bt corn" plants harbor a gene from...bacterium that enables plant cells to produce...that distinguish plants from other types...animal cells, plant cells have tough...
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Plant Viruses
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
...Nicotiana . As the tobacco plant is one of the plants that can be infected...health of the entire plant. Infected plants may also display withered...incorporated into the plant genome. Experimental infection of plants can be done by rubbing...
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