Sentences with phrase «plant stem for»

This project, Plant STEM for K - 12 Education, will incorporate STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) into activities that encourage children at eight public schools to learn more about plants» roles in ecosystems, their uses for medicine, materials and fuels.

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Indian Ayurvedic medicine calls for the entire chile plant — leaves, pods, stem, branches, and roots — to be boiled in milk and applied to swellings and tumors on the skin.

Various parts of the chile plant are ingredients in hair dyes in numerous cultures — in Taiwan, for example, a decoction of the stem and leaf is said to be an effective hair dye for jet - black hair.

Within the cruciferous vegetable group, we commonly eat the flowers of the plant (for example, the broccoli florets), the leaves (for example, mustard greens, collard greens, turnip greens, and kale), the stems and stalks (for example, broccoli stems and stalks), the roots (for example, turnips or rutabagas or radishes), and the seeds (for example, mustard seeds).

Summer Green Smoothie Bowl → 1 banana → 1 small, fresh mango, cut into chunks → 1/2 medium cucumber, sliced → a big handful of kale, stems removed (or spinach) → 1/3 cup almonds (ideally, previously soaked) → 1 tbsp moringa powder → 2 tbsp hulled hemp seeds → 2 cups plant - based milk → pumpkin seeds, desiccated coconut + your favourite granola for topping

At our manufacturing plants, stems and damaged fruit are sorted out and sent to nearby cattle farms for animal feed or to compost.

Rotting plant material in the greenhouse (stems, leaves, and flowers) makes an ideal environment for pathogens and pests, so no dead plant material should be in the greenhouse.

Plants need soil only for the reserves of moisture, nutrients, and adequate support of the main stem.

We also used two syringes to show water travelling up the stem of a LEGO plant, which is quite a nice model for younger children.

Kaczmarek, who came to the lab in 2004, was awarded a Scopus - Perspektywy Young Researcher Award last year for her work using PCR techniques to distinguish the two types of stem canker, which differ in virulence and in their ability to infiltrate and kill the plant.

Not only the root's stem - cell niche is located there, the root tip also accommodates sensors for an auxin - dependent growth of the plant based on gravitation.

Researchers from Purdue University and the University of Nebraska - Lincoln have discovered a soybean gene whose mutation affects plant stem growth, a finding that could lead to the development of improved soybean cultivars for the northern United States.

The xylem (the scientific name for wood) is the non-living tissue of a plant that transports water and nutrients from the soil to the stems and leaves.

It will take in biomass — the generic term for the leaves, stems and other bits of plants not typically used for food for humans and livestock.

In today's issue of Science, a researcher makes a strong case that this diversity stems from the beetles» fondness for a leafy diet and the appearance of flowering plants some 100 million years ago.

A plant stem inspired researchers to develop a new, versatile aerogel for possible use in bendable devices.

A study carried out by the Regional Service for Plant Protection in Rennes found that tomato plants watered from the River Seiche in central Brittany suffered from wrinkled leaves, bent stems, slow growth and deformed or unusually small fruit.

To create a better aerogel for potential incorporation into bendable electronics, Bai and colleagues took inspiration from the stem structure of the powdery alligator - flag plant (Thalia dealbata), a strong, lean plant capable of withstanding harsh winds.

Using next - generation sequencing technologies that were previously unavailable, Michael Gardner, a graduate research assistant, and Jianying Wang, a senior research associate in Mitchum's lab, made a remarkable new discovery — nematodes possess the ability to produce a second type of peptide that can effectively «take over» plant stem cells that are used to create vital pathways for the delivery of nutrients throughout the plant.

A weedy plant found on the roadside in northern Australia has stems ripe for biofuel production.

Apart from advancing our understanding of how plants regulate their growth and shape, this research presents new questions for stem cell researchers in regards to cell size checkpoints and their importance during organism development.

The two drops moved away in opposite directions, a behaviour that mimics the «alternate» pattern of growth often seen in plants — for example, in the way leaves form on a stem.

Eduard Akhunov, associate professor of plant pathology at Kansas State University, stands in front of the einkorn wheat researchers used for identifying the Sr35 gene that is resistant to the Ug99 strain of wheat stem rust.

The scientific literature contains two different mechanisms for a similar pattern — one stems from vegetation self - organizing in response to limited rainfall, and the other results from bustling termite mounds improving the lives of nearby plants.

Lieven De Veylder said, «Our data suggest that certain organizing stem cells in plant roots are less sensitive for DNA - damage.

An aerial parasite, V. scurruloideum attaches to the stem of its host plant to derive nutrients for survival, and its general appearance is familiar to anyone who has ever stood under mistletoe during the holiday season.

«Using this reporter, we directly observed long distance ABA movements from the stem of a germinating seedling to the leaves and roots of the growing plant and, for the first time, we were able to determine the rate of ABA movement within the growing plant,» says Schroeder.

It also has applications in plant breeding by increasing the precision of markers for traits such as malting quality or stem rust.

When prompted by peptide signals, stem cells in the meristem develop into any of the plant's organs — roots, leaves, or flowers, for example.

In contrast to more developed vascular plants with roots, stems, leaves, and vasculature, which are necessary for the transport of water and nutrients, it remained unclear in the case of mosses, which have no vasculature, which genes are responsible for the development of stomata.

In 1944 Borlaug, trained as a plant pathologist, left the U.S. for Mexico to fight stem rust, a fungus that infects wheat, at the invitation of the Rockefeller Foundation, among others.

The research, published today in the journal Nature Plants, quantifies for the first time the circumstances — routes, timings and outbreak sizes — under which dangerous strains of stem rust pose a threat from long - distance dispersal out of East Africa to the large wheat - producing areas in India and Pakistan.

Stem rust, named for the blackening pustules that infect plant stems, caused devastating crop epidemics and famine for centuries before being tamed by fungicides and resistance genes.

When they mapped their collected leaf and stem data onto their evolutionary tree for flowering plants, they found that many plants were well equipped for icy climates even before cold conditions hit.

For example, when a strawberry plant sends out a runner (a form of modified stem), a new plant grows where the runner takes root.

Fourteen teachers arrived from schools as close as Ithaca and as far as Anaheim, Calif. to attend the BTI Plant Biology Curriculum Development Projects (CDP) teacher institute July 13 - 17, to begin their year - long journey to translate plant research into classroom learning opportunities for middle and high school STEM students across the couPlant Biology Curriculum Development Projects (CDP) teacher institute July 13 - 17, to begin their year - long journey to translate plant research into classroom learning opportunities for middle and high school STEM students across the couplant research into classroom learning opportunities for middle and high school STEM students across the country.

For example, increased planting of winter wheat will be accompanied by increased crop pests, such as wheat stem sawfly, and the natural regulation of this pest by native parasitoids will likely decline.

There are also potential industrial and environmental uses: Cellulose and woody stems from plants — in the form of paper, wood, and related materials — account for more than half of the biomass in waste dumps worldwide.

Ironically, it's the mutations that make a plant less likely to survive and pass on its genes - softer seed husks, more flexible stems, tightly held bundles of grain - that make it more useful for cultivation.

Susan Amara, USA - «Regulation of transporter function and trafficking by amphetamines, Structure - function relationships in excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs), Modulation of dopamine transporters (DAT) by GPCRs, Genetics and functional analyses of human trace amine receptors» Tom I. Bonner, USA (Past Core Member)- Genomics, G protein coupled receptors Michel Bouvier, Canada - Molecular Pharmacology of G protein - Coupled Receptors; Molecular mechanisms controlling the selectivity and efficacy of GPCR signalling Thomas Burris, USA - Nuclear Receptor Pharmacology and Drug Discovery William A. Catterall, USA (Past Core Member)- The Molecular Basis of Electrical Excitability Steven Charlton, UK - Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Discovery Moses Chao, USA - Mechanisms of Neurotophin Receptor Signaling Mark Coles, UK - Cellular differentiation, human embryonic stem cells, stromal cells, haematopoietic stem cells, organogenesis, lymphoid microenvironments, develomental immunology Steven L. Colletti, USA Graham L Collingridge, UK Philippe Delerive, France - Metabolic Research (diabetes, obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver, cardio - vascular diseases, nuclear hormone receptor, GPCRs, kinases) Sir Colin T. Dollery, UK (Founder and Past Core Member) Richard M. Eglen, UK Stephen M. Foord, UK David Gloriam, Denmark - GPCRs, databases, computational drug design, orphan recetpors Gillian Gray, UK Debbie Hay, New Zealand - G protein - coupled receptors, peptide receptors, CGRP, Amylin, Adrenomedullin, Migraine, Diabetes / obesity Allyn C. Howlett, USA Franz Hofmann, Germany - Voltage dependent calcium channels and the positive inotropic effect of beta adrenergic stimulation; cardiovascular function of cGMP protein kinase Yu Huang, Hong Kong - Endothelial and Metabolic Dysfunction, and Novel Biomarkers in Diabetes, Hypertension, Dyslipidemia and Estrogen Deficiency, Endothelium - derived Contracting Factors in the Regulation of Vascular Tone, Adipose Tissue Regulation of Vascular Function in Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension, Pharmacological Characterization of New Anti-diabetic and Anti-hypertensive Drugs, Hypotensive and antioxidant Actions of Biologically Active Components of Traditional Chinese Herbs and Natural Plants including Polypehnols and Ginsenosides Adriaan P. IJzerman, The Netherlands - G protein - coupled receptors; allosteric modulation; binding kinetics Michael F Jarvis, USA - Purines and Purinergic Receptors and Voltage-gated ion channel (sodium and calcium) pharmacology Pain mechanisms Research Reproducibility Bong - Kiun Kaang, Korea - G protein - coupled receptors; Glutamate receptors; Neuropsychiatric disorders Eamonn Kelly, Prof, UK - Molecular Pharmacology of G protein - coupled receptors, in particular opioid receptors, regulation of GPCRs by kinasis and arrestins Terry Kenakin, USA - Drug receptor pharmacodynamics, receptor theory Janos Kiss, Hungary - Neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease Stefan Knapp, Germany - Rational design of highly selective inhibitors (so call chemical probes) targeting protein kinases as well as protein interaction inhibitors of the bromodomain family Andrew Knight, UK Chris Langmead, Australia - Drug discovery, GPCRs, neuroscience and analytical pharmacology Vincent Laudet, France (Past Core Member)- Evolution of the Nuclear Receptor / Ligand couple Margaret R. MacLean, UK - Serotonin, endothelin, estrogen, microRNAs and pulmonary hyperten Neil Marrion, UK - Calcium - activated potassium channels, neuronal excitability Fiona Marshall, UK - GPCR molecular pharmacology, structure and drug discovery Alistair Mathie, UK - Ion channel structure, function and regulation, pain and the nervous system Ian McGrath, UK - Adrenoceptors; autonomic transmission; vascular pharmacology Graeme Milligan, UK - Structure, function and regulation of G protein - coupled receptors Richard Neubig, USA (Past Core Member)- G protein signaling; academic drug discovery Stefan Offermanns, Germany - G protein - coupled receptors, vascular / metabolic signaling Richard Olsen, USA - Structure and function of GABA - A receptors; mode of action of GABAergic drugs including general anesthetics and ethanol Jean - Philippe Pin, France (Past Core Member)- GPCR - mGLuR - GABAB - structure function relationship - pharmacology - biophysics Helgi Schiöth, Sweden David Searls, USA - Bioinformatics Graeme Semple, USA - GPCR Medicinal Chemistry Patrick M. 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At the growing tip of plants sits a reservoir for stem cells, called the meristem, from which new organs, such as leaves, arise.

Combining their evolutionary tree with freezing exposure records and leaf and stem data for thousands of species, the researchers were able to reconstruct how plants evolved to cope with cold as they spread across the globe.

However, the pictograph for the soybean, which dates from earlier times, indicates that it was not first used as a food; for whereas the pictographs for the other four grains show the seed and stem structure of the plant, the pictograph for the soybean emphasizes the root structure.

No special scissors needed for tender plants like basil, just pinch off the tops of the stems with your fingers (being careful not to tug on the plant and dislodge the roots).

Herbs — the dried stems, roots, or flowers of medicinal plants — were the gold standard in natural healing for many years until recently, when the properties of essential oils were studied and found to be many times more potent than the dried whole plant.

«CBD» is an abbreviation for cannabidiol, a non-psychoactive chemical compound found by extracting the stem of the hemp plant.

Within the cruciferous vegetable group, we commonly eat the flowers of the plant (for example, the broccoli florets), the leaves (for example, mustard greens, collard greens, turnip greens, and kale), the stems and stalks (for example, broccoli stems and stalks), the roots (for example, turnips or rutabagas or radishes), and the seeds (for example, mustard seeds).

Herbal products are one of our traditional medicine and is totally extracted from plant's seeds, roots, leaves, bark, stem or flowers for medicinal purposes.

The plants that are used to make matcha powder are grown in shade for three weeks before harvest, and only their stems and veins are removed in processing, leaving the whole leaf for use.

Fennel may now be a familiar sight on coastlines and plains across the world, but the abundant plant should not be misconstrued as common: behind it is a history of human use that spans from stem to seed to flower, with a flavorful aroma that has lent itself to culinary feats for centuries and a list of medicinal benefits that is lengthy, to say the least.