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Wake Up and Smell the Roses

Wake Up and Smell the Roses

FromThe Happy Botanist


Wake Up and Smell the Roses

FromThe Happy Botanist

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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Feb 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Some plants smell good ?, some plants smell bad ?, and some plants smell like rotting flesh!? In part one of this mini-series on plants' ability to perceive the world around them, we talk all about stinky (both good and bad smelling) plants! ? Grab your favorite botanical drink ? and learn why and how plants smell! ??

If you wanna learn more:
Ian T. Baldwin et al., Volatile Signaling in Plant-Plant Interactions: "Talking Trees" in the Genomics Era.Science311,812-815(2006).DOI:10.1126/science.1118446

Effah, E., Holopainen, J.K., McCormick, A.C., 2019. Potential roles of volatile organic compounds in plant competition. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 38, 58–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2019.04.003
What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses- Daniel Chamovitz

Stinky Flowers
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Some people who don't stink
coldbrew
Gabbie Moffat
Released:
Feb 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (12)

Grab your magnifying glass, roll up your sleeves, and prepare to join our host extraordinaire, the happy botanist herself, Allasandra Valdez! Equipped with nearly a decade's worth of ecological training in one hand and a handful of plants in the other, Allasandra is your guide through this enchanted forest of botanical knowledge. Get ready to let your imagination run wild as we delve into the quirky, charming, and downright magical world of plants. Consider this your golden ticket to unlock your inner botanist and share your boundless enthusiasm for our green friends.