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#PlantScienceClassics #18: Ethylene triple response mutants. 35 years ago Anthony Bleecker et al. exploited the triple response phenotype to identify the #ethylene receptor ETR1. The ethylene story is another example for #PlantBlindness @NobelPrize. doi.org/10.1126/scienc… The Science cover picture of the 1988 issue shows the triple
Ethylene is a gaseous #phytohormone with a wide range of roles from plant development to immunity. Ernest Starling in 1905 defined a hormone as mobile chemical messenger synthesized by a multicellular organism, that has physiological activity distant from the site of synthesis. Excerpt from Ernest Henry Starling’s 1905 paper “The Cro
The effect of ethylene on plants was first noted in the 1900s, when it leaked from illumination gas used in lamps and affected plants nearby. But it was Dimitry Neljubow, who in a series of experiments identified ethlyene as the active substance in the illumination gas in 1905.
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#PlantScienceClassics #14: Mendelian inheritance. In 1866 Gregor Mendel published his work on dominant/recessive trait inheritance in peas, establishing the hereditary rules on which modern genetics is based. But nobody cared,& his scientific career ended. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48299076 A portrait of Gregor Mendel...
Mendel had always been interested in nature, and grew/kept and observed plants and bees in his parent’s garden. He later decided to become a monk and teacher. However, he failed teacher’s exam in 1850 & 1856, & eventually settled on being a monk and substitute teacher.
He satisfied his curiosity as a naturalist by keeping and observing plants and bees in the monastery garden, and eventually became interested in how traits are determined through generations. So he started to conduct crossing experiments with mice with grey or white fur. An image of Mendel’s garden...
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Morning rant...I am fed up with being called angry and dull for pointing out potentially damaging actions marketed as conservation - "wildflower" mixes, storks etc... Yes, we need more direct action, but why does it have to be dumbed down and "prettified"? 1/n
2/n with my other hat (@morethanweeds), I have started to introduce urban residents to their local flora, and the response has been fantastic - people are sending me emails to ask me how to transplant Herb Robert and poppies from their streets before they get sprayed!
3/n organisations such as @Natures_Voice encourage people to observe local birds and make their gardens more attractive. My point is: why does it have to be so different with plants? Are wild plants considered to be so boring that we have to "garden" them?
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