The other greenhouses at
Plant Kingdom are a mix of the traditional gable-roofed design and rounded Quonset-hut-shaped buildings.
Evolution created a tremendous variation in organ shapes within the
plant kingdom. Plant diverse morphologies are associated with the activity of stem cells, which are regulated by WOX genes such as WUS and WOX5 in model eudicot Arabidopsis for maintaining stem cell in the shoot and the root, respectively [28].
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has found a novel way to get things across to students and lovers of the
plant kingdom. And that too without the confines of a coaching class or at any extra cost.
What impressed me was the obvious joy that had been derived from the experience of connecting with the
plant kingdom, which reminded me of the saying: "Gardening is the purest form of pleasure."
Mystery and reciprocity live at the heart of the
plant kingdom. A squirrel buries hundreds of acorns and eats some of them.
Oil from the seeds of Echium plantagineum is one the richest sources of essential fatty acids in the
plant kingdom. Abundant in the well-known alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and gamma-inolenic acid (GLA), it also provides significant quantities of the lesser-known stearidonic acid (SDA).
But the national broadcaster's attempt to capture the trials and tribulations of the animal and
plant kingdom with Living With Wildlife deserves a major thumbs-up.
Chris looks at the winners and losers in the animal and
plant kingdom.
He desperately needed a touch of the egoless and biocentric sanity of Sir Thomas Browne: "I hold there is a general beauty in the works of God, and there is no deformity in any kind or species of creature whatsoever." Mahood finds Lawrence's mockery of Wordsworth unfair, but nevertheless finds in his poems about flowers "a strengthening of the scientific vision by the sacramental, which entitles him to be seen as the Poet Laureate of the
plant kingdom." But it seems to me that her best examples of poems which allow plants a life of their own are from Crabbe and Clare and Les Murray.
Life (BBC1, 9pm) In tonights penultimate episode we visit the
plant kingdom, and you may be thinking, but they just sit there don't they?
"Botanica Magnifica" aims to foster a greater awareness of the
plant kingdom and vanishing plant species.
Known for beautiful oversized garden pots and furniture, Serralunga has transformed the simple flower vase into a sculpture, a lamp, a landmark, and a meeting point between the
plant kingdom, furniture and technology.
