Plant nutrition

Two thirds of adults in America are overweight (Campbell & Campbell, 2006, p. 135). This is indicative of the current obesity epidemic. In an “intervention study, overweight subjects were told to eat as much as they wanted of foods that were mostly low-fat, whole food, and plant-based. In three weeks these people lost an average of seventeen pounds.” (Campbell & Campbell, 2006, p. 139). While this figure may sound comparable to other diet programs on the market, a plant-based diet differs greatly from traditional weight loss plans. Plant-based diets are built for long term sustainability, both environmentally and in terms of a lifestyle choice (Mekonnen & Hoekstra, 2012, p. 413). In conjunction with obesity levels being on the rise, diabetes…

In Aristotle’s view, everything in this world can be categorized. Living beings include plants and animal. The plant has nutritive soul and the animal process both nutritive soul and perceptive soul. If we discuss animal further, we can divide animal into rational animal, which is human, and non-rational animal. The essential feature of “being an animal” is perception. From the Aristotle Introductory Reading: “413b2: What makes something an animal is primarily perception.” Perception is…

Glomus versiforme belongs to the Arbuscular mycorrhiza family of fungi, these are biotrophs that feed only on the products of photosynthesis of their plant host. These really ancient and diverse creatures have had a really slow process of evolution. It can be found almost everywhere and is linked to 80% (some scientist think up to 90%) of all plants in the world. When most of us think of fungi we automatically think negatively, but these curious creatures are beneficial to their host in many…

Maximal nutrition: the Birds Nest Fern has developed a bucket or nest in the centre,where its spongy root system is located. Rain water falls and is directly caught and soaked up by the root system. The long leathery fronds radiate from this centre nest and act not only as funnels to deliver further caught rain water but also their leathery texture discourages moisture loss from the plant. The long, wide leaves of the Birds Nest Fern also assist the plant by catching dead falling leaves, often…

Why did the mushroom get invited to every party? Because he was a fun-gi. Now, Mushrooms can come in many shapes and sizes, but they all belong to the same class FUNGI. What is a fungi? Is it a plant or animal? Actually, they’re neither. The mushroom are in their own kingdom, because how the gathering of food is unlike plants and animals. Plants use photosynthesis to produce food. Animals eat plants or other animals for food. But fungi draws their nutrition from decaying plants or organic…

drains or into our grass, soil, and plants (Gould, 2013). Alongside with the ice/snow melting away into our environments so is that salt that was previously used to treat the roads (Gould, 2013). Roadside vegetation can become injured or die to due to the runoff from the treated pavements (Gould, 2013). The salt used for treated pavements is usually chloride-based and is applied to roadways, driveways, sidewalks, and highways to melt ice and snow to ensure safety for pedestrians as well as…

2012). Similar to other plants grapes also have to deal with the two major microbial, fungi and bacteria. These microorganisms play a major role in grape's ecology. Fungi and bacteria can help grape plants however, it can be pathogenic and can cause diseases. Grapes can be attacked…

new skills such as gardening, and harvesting the plants. Visiting the garden was a beautiful and delightful experience, the women who told us about the garden were extremely sweet and informative. They advised us on the best season to plant and garden specific vegetables. Gardens such as this one bring people together; likewise our garden is a calm, and happy environment for people. It allows everyone an opportunity to stop by enjoy the crops, gardeners, and picnics that are available on a…

his study of relationships between soil microbes and plants, introduced the Greek term ‘mycorrhiza’, which means ‘fungus roots’. Mycorrhizas are highly evolved symbiotic association between roots of most higher/vascular plants and certain specialized soil fungi (Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes and Zygomyectes) that colonize the root cortex during periods of active plant growth both in the natural environment and in cultivation. This is a non-pathogenic peaceful relationship because on one side…

Title: To investigate the reproductive structures of the plants and to understand its importance in the survival of plant species. Introduction: Angiosperms are the dominant form of plant life in most terrestrial ecosystems, comprising about 90 percent of all plant species. Most crop and ornamental plants are angiosperms. Their success results, in part, from two innovative structures: the flower and the fruit. Flowers are derived evolutionarily from modified leaves. The main parts of a flower…