Tag: plants
Are there mosquito repellent plants?
As soon as the fine weather arrives, common or tiger mosquitoes appear. Nothing is more unpleasant than being bitten during a walk, a meal or a gardening session. The solution…
A first was made, plants were grown on lunar soil samples
Scientists broke new ground and grew plants on lunar soil samples recently brought here. For this, special samples were taken from NASA. Important studies are being carried out to grow…
Covid-19: a new vaccine produced by plants!
A research team succeeded in producing the glycoprotein Spike of the coronavirus in Plant and combined it with a adjuvant named AS03 to form their vaccine candidate. To test its…
Plants occupy parking spaces in Overvecht: ‘You can do much better things with that space’
UTRECHT – Dozens of plants are currently growing in parking lots on the São Paulodreef in Overvecht. They deliberately occupy a parking space and if a car drives over it,…
Ukraine has been attacked on the country’s railways and power plants, evacuated from Azovstal tells of fears and hopelessness underground – three key news from the evening and night
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Azovstal evacuation operation required lengthy negotiations, mediation and a ceasefire. At the moment, Russian troops are not abiding by the agreements, the president…
Attract, capture, digest: this is the program of carnivorous plants
At ease in their natural environment, plants carnivores are more or less easy to grow indoors. Exciting, they attract their prey with subterfuges and lures, capture them and digest them.…
ENEA experiments with an innovative system for growing plants at home
(Finance) – Precision lighting, targeted ventilation, water saving: researchers AENEAS are experimenting with a new one in the laboratories of the Biotechnology and Agroindustry Division simple, sustainable, low-cost system for…
Palynology: what is it?
Palynology owes its name to the botanists Hyde and Williams who, in 1944, called the discipline that studied pollen and spores “dust study”, from the Greek palunein (sprinkle, sprinkle). Above,…
It’s spring, so in Spakenburg it’s time for spring cleaning: ‘I also dust the plants outside’
Mrs. Koelewijn not only does her own house, she also likes to help. In this way she ensures that Museum Spakenburg looks completely picobello again. Her daughter-in-law Jeannette Koelewijn works…
The need to cultivate plants to save bees
Whether you have a garden, a balcony, a terrace or a rim of window, participate in the flowering of your outdoor space to feed pollinating insects including bees. The decline…