INTRODUCTION Cotton is a soft‚ fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll‚ or protective capsule‚ around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal. The plant is a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world‚ including the Americas‚ Africa‚ and India. The fiber most often is spun into yarn or thread and used to make
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Exotic plant invasions are causing profound changes to ecosystems around the world. However‚ it is difficult to generalise about their effects on ecosystem properties‚ since these vary according to the traits of the invading species‚ and the properties of the invaded vegetation and habitat. Yet‚ knowing the inherent functional traits of an exotic invasive plant could improve understanding of its invasion success and impact‚ since plant traits affect ecosystem properties such as through fall distribution
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“The Private Life of Plants: Traveling” was a useful documentary to help clarify my understanding on how plants manage to spread their seeds and germinate. I enjoyed watching the different time lapses for the species of plants and it helped me to see exactly what happens rather than reading it in a book or seeing a simple picture. I was amazed at all the different mechanisms plants used to travel around and not stick to just one area. I did not expect the pointy spines of plants to allow them to grip
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grasses as well as invasive grasses. Native and Invasive species play a big role in our ecosystem. Native species make it so we don’t have to use as many fertilizers‚ use less water‚ keep the air around you cleaner‚ provide shelter and food for wildlife etc. Invasive grass species are bad because for one they are obviously not native to the area and can colonize habitats and exclude the native plants. Did you know a Dandelion is an invasive species? Well it is it from Europe but can be commonly found
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non-native plant in Southern California I research some information of Iris Pseudacorus which is commonly known as Yellowflag Iris. It is native to Europe‚ Western Asia‚ and northwest Africa. Especially‚ Pseudacours is one of two iris species native to British Island. It was brought to Canada and the U.S in the early 1900s in order to use as an erosion control plant such as used in sewage treatment cells. In recent decade‚ the plant is used in landscaping and sold through garden and plant dealers
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NAME:-PUDINA This plant is related to the menthe genus and its aromatic herbs. Many more species grows wild; some of there cultivated. The chief constituent for which these plants are valued are menthol and pappermint oil. this medicinal plant is an erect branched herb upto about 55 cm high. Leaves upto 6 cm long. Flowers small‚ in small brunches‚ borne on axile leaves‚medicinal seeds are also very useful. MEDICINAL USES of pudina :- THE DRIED LEAVES AND FLOWERING TOPS OF THE PLANT MAKE THE DRUG PAPPOERMINT
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Excellent; I couldn’ t have written a better paper myself. DIVERSITY OF PLANTS Plants evolved more than 430 million years ago from multicellular green algae. By 300 million years ago‚ trees had evolved and formed forests‚ within which the diversification of vertebrates‚ insects‚ and fungi occurred. Roughly 266‚000 species of plants are now living. The two major groups of plants are the bryophytes and the vascular plants; the latter group consists of nine divisions that have living members. Bryophytes
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invasive species can be any kind of living organism an amphibian‚ plant‚ insect‚ fish‚ fungus‚ bacteria‚ or even an organism’s seeds or eggs that is not native to an ecosystem and which causes harm. Species that grow and reproduce quickly‚ and spread aggressively‚ with potential to cause harm‚ are invasive species. Invasive species are primarily spread by human activities‚ often unintentionally. People‚ and the goods we use‚ travel around the world‚ and they often carry uninvited species with them
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the human spirit and gives life a whole other meaning. As she has in her previous books‚ “Ndebele: The art of an African Tribe and African Canvas: The Art of West African Women”‚ Courntey-Clark turns her attention in her new book “Imazighen: The Vanishing Traditions of Berber Women” to women whose lives have seldom been observed‚ Women who never had it the easy way‚ brave women who we don’t know much about. Indeed‚ in a part of North Africa where the backdrop can change drastically from snow-blasted
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Abstract: Symbiosis is very important in the plant world. Fungus has a symbiotic relationship with other plants. This may help the plant through tough times‚ for example; droughts and long winters. There are many careers that study the problems of symbiotic plants. Symbiosis with Plants Symbiosis with plants is very important. Fungus helps the plant live through tough times. There is a lot of information available about symbiosis but there are also many unanswered questions. Certain careers
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