assessments for greenhouse petunia production. The impacts were presented in terms of contribution to the carbon footprint or global warming potential (GWP) of a single finished plant in a 10-cm-diameter container.
Results showed that a traditional plastic container accounts for approximately 16%of overall carbon dioxide equivalents emissions during petunia production.
#Dry future climate could reduce orchid bee habitatduring Pleistocene era climate changes neotropical orchid bees that relied on year-round warmth
In previous studies researchers have tracked male and female orchid bees and found that while females stay near their nests male orchid bees travel with one study concluding they roam as far as 7 kilometers per day.
These past findings corroborated by genetic data in the current study reveal that males are more mobile than females.
since male orchid bees habitually travel far they can keep bee populations connected and healthy.
Climate and ecological niche computer model simulations were matched closely by genetic data of the two less-tolerant orchid bee species. The genetic data included mitochondrial markers
Orchid bees live in the neotropics an ecozone that includes part of South and Central america the Mexican lowlands and the Caribbean islands.
They are one of the most important pollinators visiting many types of plants including some 700 species of orchids that are pollinated exclusively by these bees.
#Reintroduction experiments give new hope for plant on brink of extinctiona critically endangered plant known as marsh sandwort (Arenaria paludicola) is inching back from the brink of extinction thanks to the efforts of a UC
Ingrid Parker the Langenheim professor of plant ecology and evolution at UC Santa cruz got involved in the marsh sandwort recovery effort at the request of the U s. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS.
We planted out marsh sandwort in different habitats within a stone's throw of each other
A key finding was the discovery that a relatively common plant can serve as a useful indicator of good habitat for the endangered marsh sandwort.
Field experiments in two California State Parks in Santa cruz County showed that marsh sandwort does well in areas dominated by water parsley.
and light conditions that work well for this endangered species. That isn't to say that every place water parsley grows will be good for marsh sandwort
With help from other undergraduates in Parker's lab they prepared the plots planted out marsh sandwort cuttings propagated in the UCSC greenhouses
#Tuscanys badlands acutely endangeredvast fields of sunflowers sprawling pine trees and slim cypresses as well as vineyards as far as the eye can see--these are typical memories of Tuscany for all those who have been there.
and sister species Phytophthora mirabilis a pathogen that split from P. infestans around 1300 years ago to target the Mirabilis jalapa plant commonly known as the four o'clock flower.
Many of the most important crops in Europe such as rapeseed sunflower soybeans apples and strawberries benefit from pollination by insects.
which features 1. 7 million plants that replace an inefficient traditional hard roof with a field of California poppies, tidy tips, sea pink and other native plants.
and rows of various vegetable and herb plants including tomatoes, strawberries, cucumbers, zucchinis, radishes, peppers, peas, cresses, lettuces, tulips and orchids.
along with the recalcitrant orchids she also raises as a hobby, are a perennial fixture across the four-acre estate in Atherton,
and fragrant orchids hanging against cold gray stone walls. The Best in Show winner for Floral Display used vivid cut flowers to recreate Jack the Ripper crime scenes.
Palm oil-105g Soybean â oe 103g Rapeseed â oe 95g Sunflower â oe 86g Palm oil with methane capture â oe 83g
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