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2023.
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English
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"Decades of research document plants' impressive abilities: they communicate with one another, manipulate other species, and move in sophisticated ways. Lesser known, however, is the new evidence that plants may actually be sentient. Although plants may not have brains, their microscopic commerce exposes a system not unlike the neuronal networks running through our own bodies. They can learn and remember, possessing an intelligence that allows them...
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English
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Plant cells; Plant life: uniflying principles; Overview of plant structure; The cytoskeleton; Cell cycle regulation; Plasmodesmata; Energy and enzymes; Transport and translocation of water and solutes; Water and plant cells; Water structure and propérties of water; Water transport processes; Water balance of plant; Water in the soil; Water transport throught the xylem; Water movement from the feaf tio the atmosphere; Overview: the soil-plant-atmosphere...
5) Plant parts
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English
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Describes the world of plants and the various parts of specific plants, such as flower, seed, roots, trunk, and more.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Makes the science of plant processes accessible to home gardeners." -The American Gardener
Why do container plants wilt even when they've been regularly watered? Why did the hydrangea that thrived last year never bloom this year? Plant physiology-the study of how living things function-can solve these and most other problems gardeners regularly encounter. In How Plants Work, horticulture expert Linda Chalker-Scott brings the stranger-than-fiction...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Each year around 2,000 new plant species are discovered. It's no surprise then that there are some that have astounding abilities! Curious readers will learn about the specific features that make the abilities of a wide range of plant species possible with this lively read. It features compelling fact boxes and explanatory text that reveal how certain plant parts have evolved to meet the challenges of specific habitats. Each dynamic spread features...
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
English edition.
Language
English
Description
In this book, a leading plant scientist offers a new understanding of the botanical world and a passionate argument for intelligent plant life. Are plants intelligent? Can they solve problems, communicate, and navigate their surroundings? For centuries, philosophers and scientists have argued that plants are unthinking and inert, yet discoveries over the past fifty years have challenged this idea, shedding new light on the complex interior lives of...
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