Tissues and cells of root, stem, and leaf anatomy in both dicots and monocots are investigated in this learning activity.

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Plant growth regulators, including auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin, abscisic acid, and ethylene, are investigated in this learning activity to demonstrate how these chemicals (hormones) affect plant growth and development.

Plant water relations are presented in this learning activity to help participants understand the components of water potential, explain how water moves through plants, provide examples of plant adaptations to water stress, and have a general understanding of how water potential can be measured.

In this field exercise for an introductory environmental science course, students investigate plant cover and type in a riparian area using transects. The final assignment is a lab report that includes a summary data table, a graph of cover types along their transect and an analysis of riparian health.

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In this video, members of the Menominee nation discuss their experiences with climate change.

This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"Disease in food crops is a threat to food security. Previous studies have suggested that adding probiotics to soil can improve plant health and resilience. A new study examined the ecological mechanisms behind disease suppression from fertilizer amended with beneficial bacteria. To banana plants, the authors applied organic fertilizer that was either sterilized or unsterilized and either supplemented with Bacillus or not. Over 3 growth seasons, they measured the density of Fusarium wilt disease and the microbial makeup of the surrounding soil. Plants treated with Bacillus-supplemented fertilizers had reduced disease density with Bacillus supplementation more strongly suppressing disease in unsterilized fertilizer. The bacterial taxa found in the soil and the rhizosphere varied with soil treatmen. Soil supplemented with Bacillus showed an increased density of Pseudomonas, common bacteria shown to suppress disease in other studies..."

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