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Do Plants have a Vascular System?

by Julia Sirchia
January 21, 2025

Yes, you read that correctly: vascular plants have their own version of a circulatory system. Understanding this system is essential for a gardener. The Basics Plants have a complex network of tissues that transport water, nutrients, and other ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #RightPlantRightPlace, Botany, Dicot, Efficient Irrigation, Full Sun, Herbicide, Herbicides, Monocot, Phloem, Photosynthesis, Plant Vascular System, Sunlight, Water, Xylem

Researchers explore breakthrough approach to combat devasting citrus greening disease

by Brad Buck
January 8, 2025

Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type of citrus tree that can fight off the tiny insects responsible for citrus greening. While the genetically modified tree has only been tested so far in the lab and the greenhouse, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Bacillus Thuringiensis, Bacterium, Biotechnology, Bryony Bonning, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research And Education Center, Citrus Trees, Entomology And Nematology, Field, Greenhouse, HLB, Huanglongbing, Lab, Lukasz Stelinski, Pest Control, Phloem, Protein, Psyllids

Are palm trees really trees? Here’s what you should know.

by Duval MGV
January 23, 2024

This post entertains an ongoing debate that I often hear: Are palm trees really trees? Could our state tree, the sable palm, not even be a tree? This has been argued in many different ways with the answer lying somewhere in the middle. Skip ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cambium, Dicots, Monocots, Palms, Phloem, Trees, Trees Vs Palms Debate, Xylem

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