Sentences with phrase «soil near its roots»

It holds in the soil near its roots to prevent erosion.

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Surprisingly, newly sprouted seeds do not seem to respond directly to chemicals from their mature relatives; rather, they probably react to soil - dwelling microorganisms near the trees» roots.

Peppered with a near - constant barrage of footnotes on the lower third of the frame identifying whatever varietal of crop viewers happen to be observing at a given moment, the film is insistent in its efforts to stoke interest in gardening and pruning, yet it stops short of bridging the gap for those less inherently spellbound by soil, roots, and branches.

We've seen technologies where the electrons in the soil near plants» roots was are used to power a fuel cell and concepts for moss - powered lamps, but this discovery from University of Georgia researchers taps photosynthesis directly for producing electricity.