The number one way to protect you and your companions is to learn how to identify each plant. Poison ivy leaves grow in threes and are glossy green; poison oak also grows in threes but has the rounded nodes of an oak leaf; and poison sumac grows in pairs along one long branch and has...
How to identify female plants and avoid hermaphrodites The key to cloning success is making sure you’re using a female plant. Females are the ones producing the buds we love. Look for the stigma, the long hair-like structures at the nodes. If you see pollen sacs, step away—those are ...
then the pepper plant is likely C baccatum. If there are no diffuse yellow spots at the bases of each of the lobes, move on to further identify the species. If the corolla is purple, the next step is to identify the flowers. If the corolla is white or a greenish...
you can easily turn a single beloved houseplant into acollectionof beloved houseplantsthat are ready to display or give away — all without spending a single dollar. Want to learn how to identify plants for propagation and how to do this project...
In particular we applied different communities detection algorithms • to inspect plants species with the final goal to underline salient structures characterising our data; • to identify the degree of similarity among the different species; • to organise data in smaller structures and to gain ...
The best way to propagate a jasmine plant is by using stem cuttings in the spring. Use a sharp, clean scissors or razor blade to cut a 4”-6” piece from the end of a healthy stem just below a leaf node. A node is where a leaf joins the stem. Remove leaves from the bottom 1/...
We discuss known 5′ UTR RNA structures and how new structure probing technologies coupled with prospective validation, particularly compensatory mutagenesis, are likely to identify classes of structured RNA elements that shape post-transcriptional control of gene expression and the development of ...
The rubber tree plant (Ficus elastica) is a common houseplant in the United States. It is rarely seen growing outdoors, except in the extreme southern portions of the country, due to its intolerance of freezing temperatures. In its native habitat, the ju
Take cuttings.Identify a few healthy stems on your plant, and take cuttings with a clean, sharp knifes. Don’t use scissors, as they may crush and damage the stem. As with the tropicals, take your cuttings just below a node (where leaves meet the stalk). For cacti, cut off new bran...
Karimi K, Ahari AB, Arzanlou M, Amini J, Pertot I, Rota-Stabelli O (2017) Application of the consolidated species concept to identify the causal agent of strawberry anthracnose in Iran and initial molecular dating of the Colletotrichum acutatum species complex. Eur J Plant Pathol 147:375–38...