How Plants Know When To Bloom
How do plants know when to blossom? It is sensitive pigment in the plant cells that tells the plants when the proper balance between hours of light and hours of darkness ocurs, according to agricultural researchers
The pigment, invisible to the human eye, shows a blue colour through a spectroscope. It is suspected of being a catalyst that stimulates a still-unknown substance that causes the plant to bloom. The pigment—named phycocyanin—may be related to the hormones that control human and animal life, the scientists believe. It bears some resemblance to materials isolated from butterfy wings and birds’ eggs. It is likewise similar to certain hormones found in human bile
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 65, 5 July 1950, Page 4
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115How Plants Know When To Bloom Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 65, 5 July 1950, Page 4
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