[Terrapreta] Plant reaction to stress

[gerald van koeverden]

Ever driven along a new road cut and observed the flowering of trees in the spring of the year following construction?  The trees that have had their roots most damaged will flower profusely, much more than normal, in one last spurge to produce as many seeds as possible before their inevitable decline.

Gerrit

Nikolaus Foidl <nfoidl at desa.com.bo> wrote: 
Dear SEAN,MFH!

A small but essential correction,plants when under stress under a continuous
(nutrient and other limiting factors taking in a count) inventory, decide
to abort flowers, onset of fruits and half developed fruits to guarantee
that the remaining off springs have good quality and are viable reservoirs
of there genes. They do not rise seed production under stress, in contrary.

Plants do not have a selfish, individual centered live , they always
concentrate on the survival of the species.This is better done with less but
well developed seeds.The human being is the only species, that reproduces
with the focus that the children might sustain their parents in case of
crisis. In plants, this never would happen.

Best regards Nikolaus

 



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