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Plant physiology
Plant Physiology is one of the titles in the series of ASE Lab Books that were published in the early 1970s for the Association for Science Education by John Murray. Each title covered one or two topics and brought together the best of the teaching notes and...
Plant Physiology is one of the titles in the series of ASE Lab Books that were published in the early 1970s for the Association for Science Education by John Murray.
Each title covered one or two topics and brought together the best of the teaching notes and experimental ideas from members of the...
These archive materials were produced by the Institute of Biology during the late 1960's until the early 1980's. These booklet look in detail at aspects of plant physiology. The collection contains the following booklets:
* Dormancy and the survival of plants
* Plants and nitrogen
* Light and...
Plant Power: C4 Rice - Photosynthesis and Food Security
Can understanding photosynthesis help save thousands of lives a year?
This poster and accompanying article introduce C3 and C4 photosynthesis in the context of food security and genetic modification.
Rice biologists have a problem. Rice is a staple food for more than half the world’s...
Plant Power: Epigenetics - The Hidden Secrets of Inheritance
Most current theories of adaptation and evolution are based on an organism’s inflexible genetic inheritance, where variation depends on chance mutations to the DNA sequence. Now, biologists studying epigenetics are trying to uncover the roles of this more flexible system.
Plant Power: Gene Technologies
GM, genome editing and CRISPR are all in the news, with hot debate over how new techniques should be regulated. Over the past 50 years, our ability to make specific changes to DNA in plants and animals has been revolutionised.
New techniques of genome editing allow us to make precise changes to individual...
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
Plant Protein Foods
This book, from Unilever, was produced in the context of the availability of proteinaceous foods and world nutritional requirements. A table of foods with percentage content of protein, fat and carbohydrate is provided – together with a breakdown of the comparative animal/vegetable protein consumption by continent...
Plant Responses
This Catalyst article explains how scientists came to understand plants' sensitivity to external stimuli and their ability to move. Mimosa pudica...
Plant Science
This book looks at several aspects of plant science: *Soil * Soil nutrients * Food from plants * Growing new plants * Damage to plants Plant Science was one of the Science at Work series. All the booklets in the series were highly illustrated with practical work described, step by step, by 3D line drawings with...