Natural Science Forum / Biology / Botany / February 2006

Dear Plant-Eders,
We've been doing a mung-bean adventitious-root experiment for years  
now in our first-year biology course, and this year for the first  
time we have NO adventitious roots, even in the water control  

Dear Plant-Eders,
We've been doing a mung-bean adventitious-root experiment for years  
now in our first-year biology course, and this year for the first  
time we have NO adventitious roots, even in the water control  

Hi Dana - I am now in a similar position as you, (ie, about to teach an
intro class in botany,  using a college text)  and would like the exact
same info!  What good ideas did you come up with? Thanks - Candy
Candy Rhinehart

Hi Dana - I am now in a similar position as you, (ie, about to teach an
intro class in botany,  using a college text)  and would like the exact
same info!  What good ideas did you come up with? Thanks - Candy
Candy Rhinehart

Recently there was a post fom a person seeking a book that one of his
relatives wrote or some such, and there was a reply message that provided a
URL for a very interesting books site.
My server no longer has this message. Can somebody please point me back to

   Can anyone help me identify this nut/seed?
http://www.mylinuxisp.com/~jondz/Jonathan/Woodworking/Carving/gallery/index.html
Thanks,
Jonathan

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This is my 1st post so I will be blunt. How would I design an experiment to
determine the magnitude of the osmotic potential that is required for
stomatal opening in plants? any good ideas?? thanks
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This is my 1st post so I will be blunt. How would I design an experiment to
determine the magnitude of the osmotic potential that is required for
stomatal opening in plants? any good ideas?? thanks
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Before transporting a plant from one pot to another why is it best to
remove some leaves? (in terms of transpiration)

Before transporting a plant from one pot to another why is it best
remove some leaves? In relation to transpiration

Roxanne,
I've nearly always had success getting epidermal peels from Kalanchoe,
Sedum, and Allium bulbs, if they will suit your purposes.  Leaves that
are not succulent are more difficult.  We've had good results coating

Roxanne,
I've nearly always had success getting epidermal peels from Kalanchoe,
Sedum, and Allium bulbs, if they will suit your purposes.  Leaves that
are not succulent are more difficult.  We've had good results coating

This grotesquely shaped citrus is growing in a Sydney garden.
What in the name of fortune is it?
http://box.net/public/richwrig/dfiles/citrus.jpg