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Department of Plant Biology - News
... dynamic architecture of plant cells All animal, fungal and plant cells feature guide-wire-like structures called microtubules, which help move chromosomes into two daughter cells, direct the movement of other organelles ...
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What are bromeliads? - Bromeliad
... share two traits - the flowers have three petals, and the leaves have small scale-like structures called trichomes. The trichomes are gray when dry, nearly microscopic, and in some cases are hard ...
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Lifecycle of Spikemosses
... some branches bear at their tips aggregations of sporangium-bearing leaves, called sporophylls. They form loose, conelike structures called strobili (2). Each strobilus usually contains two kinds of ... (megagametophyte) (5) within the confines of the megaspore wall (endosporic). Absorptive hairlike structures, rhizoids which absorb water and dissolved minerals, develop on the female gametophyte. ...
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Red Stele Root Rot of Strawberry, HYG-3014-95
... (oospores). When the soil is moist or wet, some of the oospores germinate and form structures called sporangia, which are filled with the infectious spores of the fungus (zoospores). These microscopic zoospores ... soil when it becomes completely saturated with water (flooded or puddled) and use tail-like structures to swim short distances through water-filled soil pores to the tips of strawberry roots ...
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Phytophthora Root and Crown Rot of Fruit Trees, HYG-3029-95
... Fruit Trees HYG-3029-95 Michael A. Ellis Phytophthora root and crown rots (sometimes called collar rot) are common and destructive diseases of fruit trees throughout the world. ... from germinated oospores or from infected tissues produce reproductive structures called a sporangia. These sporangia are filled with infective spores called zoospores. Zoospores are released from sporangia only when soil ...
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Information on Air Plants - Tillandsia
... are gathered from the air (dust, decaying leaves and insect matter) through structures on the leaves called trichomes. Tillandsias are epiphytes, i.e. in nature they normally grow on other ... include the cup-type epiphytes, grey-leaved Tillandsias (which gather water only from leaf structures called trichomes), and even a large number of desert-dwelling succulents. Spanish moss Spanish moss ...
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Bromeliads - Air Plants - Tillandsia
... to include the cup-type epiphytes, grey-leaved Tillandsias (which gather water only from leaf structures called trichomes), and even a large number of desert-dwelling succulents. The largest bromeliad is Puya ...
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Propagating House Plants
... . Sexual propagation is relatively simply and inexpensive and can usually be done without special propagating structures. However, because sexual propagation depends on the uniting of genes from two parent plants, a ... can be propagated by spores which ferns produce on the underside of their fronds in structures called sori. The spores, which are the size of dust particles, should be scattered on the ...
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Earthworm Biology
... hair-like structures, called setae (bristles), are located on each segment. These can be extended or retracted and a principal function is for movement. The worm's lack of protruding structures other than ...
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Learn the basics on parts of trees, their structures and physical characteristics.
... Tree Physiology Tree Structure and Physiology Learn the basics on parts of trees, their structures and physical characteristics. Subtopics Dendrochronology Fall Foliage and Color Articles & Resources Sort By : ... are food factories of the tree. Powered by sunlight, the green substance in leaves called chlorophyll uses carbon dioxide and water to produce carbohydrates. Guide to Dendrochronology for ...
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