News tagged with houseplant
A plant's arsenal of crystalline darts and sand
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Pet owners have heard the warnings to keep certain poisonous houseplants away from their pets, such as Dieffenbachia (dumbcane), Philodendron, peace lily, and pothos. For houseplants like these and others, ...
Houseplant pest gives clue to potential new anthrax treatment
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Feb 24, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Warwick have found how a citric acid-based Achilles heel used by a pathogen that attacks the popular African Violet house plant could be exploited not just to save African ...
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Engineer helps poor in developing nations purify drinking water
Mar 16, 2009 |
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The device looks deceptively simple - a porous clay pot placed in a five-gallon plastic bucket with a spigot - but Vinka Craver believes it can save millions of lives each year.
How 'Mother of Thousands' Makes Plantlets
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Oct 01, 2007 |
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New research shows how the houseplant "mother of thousands" (Kalanchoe diagremontiana) makes the tiny plantlets that drop from the edges of its leaves. Having lost the ability to make viable seeds, the plant has shifted some ...
Researchers discover new longer-living flower
May 05, 2005 |
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Penn State researchers have discovered a new flower that lives longer than an ordinary one. Named Elegance Silver by the researchers, the plant could be the Superman of the flower world.
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