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Gardeners and Nature lovers already appreciate the botanical wonders around us, but plants are more than floral beauties. We owe the air we breathe to them, all of our food, and most of our medicine, chemicals and housing. Animals from elephants to ants depend on plant-life. And the world's flora has an equally intimate relationship with the birds, insects, mammals and humans around them.
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- Just How Tall Will That Tree Get? Scientists Say They Can Predict It Now.
- "Scientists have developed a mathematical model that predicts the maximum height trees can reach in particular environmental conditions."
- Birds Disperse Seeds Previously Eaten ByTheir Prey
- "Although predatory birds are obviously not typical frugivores, they can play an important role in the seed dispersal processes of many plant species, acting as primary or secondary seed dispersers."
- Tree Crops That Could Alleviate Hunger In Africa
- "We know that trees can help mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon dioxide from the earth’s atmosphere. But what is less widely understood is how many of these trees can also help to bring an end to hunger and poverty."
- Tequila Or Biofuel? Agaves In Demand
- "Almost one-fifth of the global land surface is semiarid, suggesting there may be large opportunities for expansion of Agave crops for feedstock, but more field trials are needed to determine tolerance boundaries for different Agave species."
- Giant Fungus Discovered In China Beats All Records
- "The most massive fruiting body of any fungus yet documented has been discovered growing on the underside of a tree in China. The fruiting body, which is equivalent to the mushrooms produced by other fungi species, is up to 10m long, 80cm wide and weighs half a tonne."
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