This week on Project Botany we learn about plant fossils and Paleobotany Check out the Project Botany Podcast website or send me an email at projectbotanypodcast@gamil.com. Don’t forget to listen and subscribe on the apps below or wherever you get podcasts. Anchor Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Apple Podcast Google Podcasts If you are interested in learning more about what we talked about today here are some links to take a look at Phototropism https://biologydictionary.net/phototropism/ Gravitropism https://biologydictionary.net/gravitropism/ Plant control systems and Defenses https://www.coursehero.com/sg/introduction-to-biology/plant-movement/#:~:text=The%20three%20classes%20of%20movement,movement%20in%20response%20to%20gravity.

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How do plants move

This week we take a look at the differences between angiosperms and gymnosperms one of the largest and oldest divisions of plants.  Don’t forget to listen and subscribe on the apps below or wherever you get podcasts. Anchor Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Apple Podcast Google Podcasts If you are interested in learning more about what we talked about today here are some links to take a look at Angiosperm VS Gymnosperm https://biologydictionary.net/angiosperm-vs-gymnosperm What’s the Difference Between Angiosperms and Gymnosperms? https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-between-angiosperms-and-gymnosperms

What is the difference between Angiosperms and Gymnosperms?

This week on Project Botany we learn about the history of pest control Don’t forget to listen and subscribe on the apps below or wherever you get podcasts. Anchor Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Apple Podcast Google Podcasts If you are interested in learning more about what we talked about today here are some links to take a look at History of Pesticide Use http://agrochemicals.iupac.org/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=3&sobi2Id=31 The Evolution of Chemical Pesticides https://www.fishersci.com/us/en/scientific-products/publications/lab-reporter/2016/issue-4/the-evolution-chemical-pesticides.html Oregon State History of Pesticide Use http://people.oregonstate.edu/~muirp/pesthist.htm A Short History of Pest Management https://extension.psu.edu/a-short-history-of-pest-management Pest Control Methods Used By The Ancient Greeks https://www.bbpest.com/2018/09/pest-control-methods-used-by-the-ancient-greeks/#:~:text=Amurca%20was%20often%20boiled%20in,caterpillars%20that%20destroyed%20cabbage%20crops

What is the history of pest control

This week on Project Botany we learn about plant fossils and Paleonbotany Check out the Project Botany Podcast website or send me an email at projectbotanypodcast@gamil.com. Don’t forget to listen and subscribe on the apps below or wherever you get podcasts. Anchor Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Apple Podcast Google Podcasts If you are interested in learning more about what we talked about today here are some links to take a look at Phytoliths  https://phytopost.wordpress.com/2015/02/01/ten-things-you-might-not-know-about-phytoliths/ Plant Fossils http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-DawFore-t1-body-d12-d2.html

What is Paleonbotany?

    This week on Project Botany we learn about the micro nutrients.  Check out the Project Botany Podcast website or send me an email at projectbotanypodcast@gamil.com. Don’t forget to listen and subscribe on the apps below or wherever you get podcasts. Anchor  Spotify  Overcast Pocket Casts Apple Podcast  Not Google Podcasts yet. If you are interested in learning more about what we talked about today here are some links to take a look at Acidity  https://www.noble.org/news/publications/ag-news-and-views/1999/january/understanding-and-correcting-soil-acidity/ https://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/Building-Soils-for-Better-Crops-3rd-Edition/Text-Version/Other-Fertility-Issues-Nutrients-CEC-Acidity-and-Alkalinity/Soil-Acidity https://www.nutrientstewardship.com/implementation/soil-ph-and-the-availability-of-plant-nutrients/ Micro Nutrients https://www.cropnutrition.com/efu-micronutrients https://www.pioneer.com/home/site/us/agronomy/micronutrients-crop-production/ Legumes https://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_a/A129/

What are micro nutrients

    This week on Project Botany we explore the life of Norman Borlaug, a father of the Green Revolution.   Check out the Project Botany Podcast website or send me an email at projectbotanypodcast@gamil.com. Don’t forget to listen and subscribe on the apps below or wherever you get podcasts. Anchor  Spotify  Overcast Pocket Casts Apple Podcast  Not Google Podcasts yet. If you are interested in the life of Norman Borlaug check out these sites https://www.britannica.com/biography/Norman-Borlaug https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1970/borlaug/biographical/ 

Who was Norman Borlaug

  This week on Project Botany we take a look at plant nutrients what they do for plants and why they are so important.  Check out the Project Botany Podcast website or send me an email at projectbotanypodcast@gamil.com. Don’t forget to listen and subscribe on the apps below or wherever you get podcasts. Anchor  Spotify  Overcast Pocket Casts Apple Podcast  Not Google Podcasts yet. If you are looking for some more information on plant nutrients check out this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QALxEt6OFpc

What are plant nutrients: Macro nutrients

    This week on Project Botany we look at what plants do with water and why its so important to them.  Check out the Project Botany Podcast website or send me an email at projectbotanypodcast@gamil.com Don’t forget to listen and subscribe on the apps below or where ever you get podcasts Anchor  Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Apple Podcast  Not Google Podcasts yet If you want to learn more about what plants do with water, check out these sites https://www.regenerative.com/magazine/four-ways-plants-use-water https://www.science-sparks.com/why-do-plants-need-water/ https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/water-uptake-and-transport-in-vascular-plants-103016037 https://www.nsta.org/publications/news/story.aspx?id=53643 

What do plants do with water?

    This week on Project Botany we take a look at plant hormones and what they do for plants  Check out the Project Botany Podcast website or send me an email at projectbotanypodcast@gamil.com. Don’t forget to listen and subscribe on the apps below or wherever you get podcasts. Anchor  Spotify  Overcast Pocket Casts Apple Podcast  Not Google Podcasts yet If you are interested in learning more about plant hormones try these sites https://www.untamedscience.com/biology/plants/plant-growth-hormones/ https://www.holganix.com/blog/what-are-plant-auxins-and-how-do-they-affect-plant-growth 

What are plant hormones?

   This week on Project Botany we take a look at seeds. We will visit Project Botany’s seed bank along with the germination greenhouse to explore the entire germination process Check out the Project Botany Podcast website or send me an email at projectbotanypodcast@gamil.com Don’t forget to listen and subscribe on the apps below or where ever you get podcasts Anchor Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Apple Podcast  Not Google Podcasts yet If you liked the seed bank check out the Svalbard seed bank here  https://www.seedvault.no/our-purpose/ To explore the Star orchid and it’s friend the sphinx moth check this website out  https://medium.com/think-with-me/darwin-s-orchids-c7557789bcc9

How do seeds work?

   In the first episode of Project Botany we are going to explore the podcast's name sake, Botany. We will talk about Botanical Illustrations, Scientific names and the plant wizard Luthur Burbank.    Check out the Project Botany Podcast website or send me an email at projectbotanypodcast@gamil.com Don’t forget to listen and subscribe on the apps below or where ever you get podcasts Anchor Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Apple Podcast  Not Google Podcasts yet For more information on Luthur Burbank you can go here  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Luther-Burbank  http://www.lutherburbank.org/about-us/luther-burbank If you would like to explore Botanical Nomenclature try these sites http://www2.nau.edu/~gaud/bio300w/botnom.htm For more about Botanical illustrations try out these websites https://mymodernmet.com/history-of-botanical-illustration/ https://www.google.com/search?q=botanical+illustrations&safe=active&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiAqo6hveDhAhVKsZ4KHUdHC1EQ_AUIDigB&biw=958&bih=923

What Is Botany?

The Project Botany podcast is a weekly audio tour of the fictional Project Botany facilities. Each of these tours will explore aspects of botany and help demystify the fascinating and mysterious field of botany.

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