A new study has revealed that many plants are able to use their sense of touch to protect themselves against some threats. When something is touching these plants, they assume that it is an herbivorous insect and other threats like this. Its reaction consists in activating certain chemical defenses that help them to protect themselves from insects and fungi. The study has shown that touching a plant causes it to put on guard and raise their levels of chemical …
Tag Archive: plants
May 04
Climate change and plants
According to a study published in the journal “Nature” this 2nd of May in 2012 the climate change causes a step forward in progress in the life cycles of plants such as flowering, which occurs now days before than 30 years ago.Plants are advancing their life cycles to adapt to global increase temperatures. But the researches made until now was underestimated the magnitude of these changes as a team scientist at the …
Apr 30
BIOFUEL, FALSE FRIEND?
The biofuel is an alternative fuel that is considered “better” than other normal fuels. This is because: -it is renewable, because the basic ingredient of biodiesel is obtained from vegetable or animal fat, therefore, it can be grown. -it reduces health and environmental dangers, because it doesn’t produce as much pollution as other fuels. -it’s …
Mar 16
A plant dead 30000 years ago,revive!!
In an Arctic ice plate Russian scientists discovered a plant. This plant, Silene stenophylla, is the oldest plant regenerated (was extinct). It has white flowers and it is a fertile plant. The success was possible because of the place . Permafrost is the ice layer that is always frozen and keeps a lot of fruits, …