Periodic movements of flowers and leaves
- Book ID
- 104134344
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1879
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 59 KB
- Volume
- 107
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-0032
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โฆ Synopsis
Movement of l~'lower~ and Leaves.
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Periodi~ Movements of :Flowers and Leaves.--The motions which have often been described, under the names of the sleeping and the waking of leaves or flowers, may be referred to a special point, at the base of the organ, which may be called the motor tuberele.
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Introduction -- History -- Preservation and storage -- Edible flowers -- Edible leaves -- Microgreens -- Recipes -- Miscellany.
Measurements of the orientations of leaves of 5 well-irrigated sunflower plants were made in the field during a 24-h period from 5th--6th March, 1974. The leaves moved from a maximum easterly azimuth 12 min before sunrise (06h07) to a maximum westerly azimuth 14 min before sunset (18h49). Throughout