Sentences with phrase «of plant stems»

«We investigated whether coiling wire around the lower part of the plant stems to reduce the capacity of xylem to transport water to the shoot would result in low shoot moisture conditions and increase the sugar concentration of fruit like salt and water stresses,» the authors said.

As Bravais showed in constituting the science of phyllotaxy, this series really represents the rhythm of the vital growing of plant stems.

We used straws to make a very simplified model of a plant stem.

Like hemp, flax fibres need to be separated from the pithy core of the plants stem.

Not exact matches

99 + % Pure CBD Oil is derived entirely from Colorado grown Industrial Hemp Oil, that was extracted from the mature stalks and stems of the plant.

Any good fruit from it will stem from the truths about marriage planted deep in the deposit of faith.

This makes me happy: a research project has identified a gene that gives wheat plants resistance to one of the most deadly races of the wheat stem rust pathogen, Ug99.

In both cases individual members may exercise some dominance over others, in particular by altering the patterns guiding further growth and development, but the social coordination stems from basic patterns embodied in the genetic makeup of the plant cells and in the laws and traditions of human culture.

Herbalism is the use of plants (such as leaves, flowers, fruit, seed, stems, wood, bark, roots, rhizomes or other plant parts) to heal and...

Cut off and discard any fennel stems and fronds (the green, thread - like tops of the plant).

Although the chiltepín plant's average height is about four feet, there are reports of individual bushes growing ten feet tall, living twenty - five to thirty years, and having stems as big around as a man's wrist.

The reference is ambiguous since you can't eat every root and there's more to the plant above the ground than just the stem (ahem ¨ the flower) but that's not the point The idea is to eat as much of the plant as possible.

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.

The fruit load of each pepper plant is dependent on a number of considerations including stem size, amount of foliage, and the extent of the root system.

The hard, black bodies (sclerotia) form inside the stem or on the outside surfaces of the stem and other plant parts.

The plant has mostly a compact habit with an intermediate number of stems, and grows between 20 and 30 inches high.

When the disease is severe, the fungus may attack main stems and branches, causing brown or black spots that kill that portion of the plant.

The plant has an intermediate number of stems, an erect habit, and grows 2 to 3 feet high or more.

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).

By commonly consuming all parts of plants from this group, including flowers, leaves, stems, stalks, roots and seeds, we allow this cruciferous vegetable group to integrate together an unusually wide range of nutrients that is broader than any other single food group subdivision in the average U.S. diet.

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

The giant squash leaves spread out and shade the roots of the other plants, retaining moisture in the soil, and the spiny stems help prevent pests from climbing onto the other plants.

There have been reports of canola oil being unhealthy which stems from the misperception that canola oil is made from the rapeseed plant which contains high levels of erucic acid, a substance that can be toxic at high levels.

Yerba Mate Tea is a South American beverage made by steeping the ground leaves and stems of the Yerba Mate plant.

The dairy plants have high fixed costs and significant economies of scale, exacerbating Murray Goulburn's challenges as it tries to stem the loss of milk supply following a disastrous decision two years ago to retrospectively cut milk prices to farmers.

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

Plant two feet or upwards in height, more erect and less branched than other varieties, and much stained with purple at the intersection of the branches and at the insertion of the leaf - stems; leaves of medium size, or small, long, and sharply pointed; leaf - stems long, deep - green; flowers white, tipped with purple, about three - fourths of an inch in diameter; flower - stems long, purple.

A plant virus characterized by dark green or yellow - and - green mottling of stems and leaves.

I read a book saying to pinch back the growing tip at two feet, but my plants already have many growing tips, as they have started to branch off from the main stem with quite a lot of flowers.

Plant two feet and upwards in height, stocky and branching, the stem and branches often stained or clouded with purple; leaves large, on long stems, smaller, smoother, and less sharply pointed, than those of the Squash - pepper; flowers white, sometimes measuring - nearly an inch and a half in diameter.

C. frutescens plants have a compact habit, an intermediate number of stems, and grow between 1 and 4 feet high, depending on climate and growing conditions.

Over wintering is a fickle affair but you can improve your chances of success by: - Growing species that are more cold tolerate like Pubescens - Improving climatic conditions by bring plants indoors - Removing ripe pods before over wintering - Cutting back woody stems and removing dead or diseased growth to keep pest & disease at bay - Controlling water regimes If your attempts at over wintering are littered with more failures than success all is not lost.

Consume twig teas, or teas that are made from stems or twigs of the tea plant.

Last autumn I broke all the branches off the plant leaving a rough stem (we get frosts and I figured that getting rid of all the leafy bits would protect it, which it did).

Have you ever wondered how water is transported up the stem of a plant against gravity?

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.

Pair that with Edelweiss stem cells from the resilient plant that thrives in the dry air of the Swiss Alps and you've got yourself one amazing toner that your mom will love.

Nicola bought 24 - pack trays of impatiens; each individual square of the tray was small — perhaps 1 - 1.25 inches square — so the girls planted 3 - 4 stems per flower pot.

The water in the vase travels up the stem of the flower like a drinking straw and is distributed to all of the parts of the plant that now need water.

Aromatherapy is the practice of using essential oils derived from the bark, flowers, stems, leaves, roots and / or any other part of a plant to enhance physical and psychological well - being.

It includes the dried leaves, flowers and stems of the cannabis plant.

The recent concerns with the VRA's thermal component stem from the government's advertisement in the Daily Graphic of August 23, 2017, noting the sale of at least a majority stake in specified thermal plants owned by the Volta River Authority (VRA).

Hoosick Falls's association with plastics stems in large part from Dodge Industries, an Eisenhower - era company that produced a variety of Teflon products — fabric, foil, even yarn — in a plant near the Hoosic River.

Although it's often called a «banana tree» the stem of the banana plant does not contain any wood.

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.

Now we are working to achieve 20 percent oil — the theoretical limit, according to our computer models — and targeting this oil accumulation to the stem of the plant, where it is more accessible than in the leaves.

Speeches came from a variety of speakers, including a science broadcaster and writer, a Pakistani - born Canadian Muslim who works in STEM, a Pakistani - born professor who studies cell biology and anatomy; and, an emergency room physician who helped start the process to phase out coal - fueled power plants by 2030 in Alberta.

Also, the stems of DNQX - treated plants grew twice as fast as those of untreated plants — like seedlings pushing through the soil.

Cuscuta reflexa is a parasitic, leafless vine that infects the stems of most dicotyledonous plants - one exception is Solanum lycopersicum, a species of tomato.

Now a new analysis is estimating the pace of species movement because of both climate change and land use, revealing new pressures that stem from local decisions to build, plant and cut on the warming landscape.