Hachi's posts

Posted in it's literally just biology Posted 5 years ago

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Roots of the same plant show reduced competition (fewer/shorter roots) with each other

Posted in it's literally just biology Posted 5 years ago

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Roots will branch only in nitrate-rich patches, and synthesize more proteins involved in nitrate transport/assimilation

Posted in it's literally just biology Posted 5 years ago

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Roots adjust adjust their architecture and physiology to exploit patches of nutrients in soil

Posted in Dream Quests Posted 5 years ago

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no problem!

Posted in Dream Quests Posted 5 years ago

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@kairosama: NAH that meme was all I needed ;3c

Posted in it's literally just biology Posted 5 years ago

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Horizontal is good for low light, vertical is better for intense light

Posted in it's literally just biology Posted 5 years ago

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Leaf orientation (horizontal or vertical) affects light capture

Posted in it's literally just biology Posted 5 years ago

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>7 → self-pruning. Reduce self-shading to max light capture

Posted in it's literally just biology Posted 5 years ago

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Leaf area index - ratio of total upper leaf surface of a plant divided by SA of the land where it grows

Posted in it's literally just biology Posted 5 years ago

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Undergo programmed cell death and are shed → self-pruning

Posted in it's literally just biology Posted 5 years ago

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Many layers of vegetation → lower leaves are shaded and photosynthesize less than they respire

Posted in it's literally just biology Posted 5 years ago

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Alternate phyllotaxy (common in angiosperms) - leaves are arranged in an ascending spiral up the stem, 137.5˚ from each other (reduces shading)

Posted in it's literally just biology Posted 5 years ago

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Alternate/spiral (1 leaf/node), opposite (2 leaves/node), whorled (many leaves/node)

Posted in it's literally just biology Posted 5 years ago

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Phyllotaxy - arrangement of leaves on a stem, determined by shoot apical meristem