Project Botany: Recent Episodes
David Brooksby
The Project Botany podcast is a weekly audio tour of the fictional Project Botany facilities. Each of these tours will explore aspects of botany and help demystify the fascinating and mysterious field of botany. Check out our website projectbotany.com and keep an eye for Project Botany on Facebook and Twitter.
This week on Project Botany we learn about plant fossils and Paleobotany Check out the Project Botany Podcast website or send me an email at projectbotanypodcast@gamil.com. Don’t forget to listen and subscribe on the apps below or wherever you get podcasts. Anchor Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Apple Podcast Google Podcasts If you are interested in learning more about what we talked about today here are some links to take a look at Phototropism https://biologydictionary.net/phototropism/ Gravitropism https://biologydictionary.net/gravitropism/ Plant control systems and Defenses https://www.coursehero.com/sg/introduction-to-biology/plant-movement/#:~:text=The%20three%20classes%20of%20movement,movement%20in%20response%20to%20gravity.
This week we take a look at the differences between angiosperms and gymnosperms one of the largest and oldest divisions of plants. Don’t forget to listen and subscribe on the apps below or wherever you get podcasts. Anchor Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Apple Podcast Google Podcasts If you are interested in learning more about what we talked about today here are some links to take a look at Angiosperm VS Gymnosperm https://biologydictionary.net/angiosperm-vs-gymnosperm What’s the Difference Between Angiosperms and Gymnosperms? https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-between-angiosperms-and-gymnosperms
This week on Project Botany we learn about the history of pest control
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History of Pesticide Use
http://agrochemicals.iupac.org/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=3&sobi2Id=31
The Evolution of Chemical Pesticides
https://www.fishersci.com/us/en/scientific-products/publications/lab-reporter/2016/issue-4/the-evolution-chemical-pesticides.html
Oregon State History of Pesticide Usehttp://people.oregonstate.edu/~muirp/pesthist.htm
A Short History of Pest Management
https://extension.psu.edu/a-short-history-of-pest-management
Pest Control Methods Used By The Ancient Greeks
https://www.bbpest.com/2018/09/pest-control-methods-used-by-the-ancient-greeks/#:~:text=Amurca%20was%20often%20boiled%20in,caterpillars%20that%20destroyed%20cabbage%20crops
This week on Project Botany we learn about plant fossils and Paleonbotany
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Phytoliths
https://phytopost.wordpress.com/2015/02/01/ten-things-you-might-not-know-about-phytoliths/
Plant Fossils
http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-DawFore-t1-body-d12-d2.html
This week on Project Botany we learn about the micro nutrients.
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If you are interested in learning more about what we talked about today here are some links to take a look at
Acidity
https://www.noble.org/news/publications/ag-news-and-views/1999/january/understanding-and-correcting-soil-acidity/
https://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/Building-Soils-for-Better-Crops-3rd-Edition/Text-Version/Other-Fertility-Issues-Nutrients-CEC-Acidity-and-Alkalinity/Soil-Acidity
https://www.nutrientstewardship.com/implementation/soil-ph-and-the-availability-of-plant-nutrients/
Micro Nutrients
https://www.cropnutrition.com/efu-micronutrients
https://www.pioneer.com/home/site/us/agronomy/micronutrients-crop-production/
Legumes
https://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_a/A129/
This week on Project Botany we explore the life of Norman Borlaug, a father of the Green Revolution.
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If you are interested in the life of Norman Borlaug check out these sites
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Norman-Borlaug
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1970/borlaug/biographical/
This week on Project Botany we take a look at plant nutrients what they do for plants and why they are so important.
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If you are looking for some more information on plant nutrients check out this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QALxEt6OFpc
This week on Project Botany we look at what plants do with water and why its so important to them.
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If you want to learn more about what plants do with water, check out these sites
https://www.regenerative.com/magazine/four-ways-plants-use-water
https://www.science-sparks.com/why-do-plants-need-water/
https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/water-uptake-and-transport-in-vascular-plants-103016037
https://www.nsta.org/publications/news/story.aspx?id=53643
This week on Project Botany we take a look at plant hormones and what they do for plants
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If you are interested in learning more about plant hormones try these sites
https://www.untamedscience.com/biology/plants/plant-growth-hormones/
https://www.holganix.com/blog/what-are-plant-auxins-and-how-do-they-affect-plant-growth
This week on Project Botany we take a look at seeds. We will visit Project Botany’s seed bank along with the germination greenhouse to explore the entire germination process
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If you liked the seed bank check out the Svalbard seed bank here
https://www.seedvault.no/our-purpose/
To explore the Star orchid and it’s friend the sphinx moth check this website out
https://medium.com/think-with-me/darwin-s-orchids-c7557789bcc9
In the first episode of Project Botany we are going to explore the podcast's name sake, Botany. We will talk about Botanical Illustrations, Scientific names and the plant wizard Luthur Burbank.
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For more information on Luthur Burbank you can go here
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Luther-Burbank
http://www.lutherburbank.org/about-us/luther-burbank
If you would like to explore Botanical Nomenclature try these sites
http://www2.nau.edu/~gaud/bio300w/botnom.htm
For more about Botanical illustrations try out these websites
https://mymodernmet.com/history-of-botanical-illustration/
https://www.google.com/search?q=botanical+illustrations&safe=active&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiAqo6hveDhAhVKsZ4KHUdHC1EQ_AUIDigB&biw=958&bih=923