[Terrapreta] Plant reaction to stress

[MFH]

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From: Sean K. Barry [mailto:sean.barry at juno.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, 13 May 2008 9:33 AM
To: 'Nikolaus Foidl'; terrapreta at bioenergylists.org; MFH
Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] Plant reaction to stress

 

Hi Max,

 

Cheney, GW and company must make decisions like plants do. Absolutely.
Plants produce pretty flowers and nice smells to attract insects, a process
basically related to breeding. Politicians smile prettily and maybe apply
after-shave and/or perfume to attract voters, basically related increasing
their voting family. Some other plants use their colours and smells to trap
insects and then devour them. Most politicians do this also one way or
another. 

 

There is lots of hitherto evidence that they think at the level of plants
already.  I think they figured that if we can drop some fruit (cull a couple
billion people or so from the planet) and keep their stupid wars going for a
100 years or so, well, then oil will still be expensive (good, good, good!
so good!) but it won't be so scarce for them.   As long a they keep
populations under stress; you know, unfair wars on non-US territory,
inundations and droughts left to go, and no help applied, unhindered
desperation for the lives of many), then the population decline will
proceed.  It's all good for the haves and not-so-good, or in fact
un-survivable for the have-nots.

 

It's like their motto "Go green, think like a plant, vote without
conscience."

 

Regards,

 

SKB

----- Original Message ----- 

From: MFH <mailto:mfh01 at bigpond.net.au>  

To: 'Nikolaus Foidl' <mailto:nfoidl at desa.com.bo>  ;
terrapreta at bioenergylists.org 

Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 5:28 PM

Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] Plant reaction to stress

 

Nikolaus,

There are different reactions in plants subjected to (a) long-term
continuous stress like drought, and (b) sudden shorter-term stress like a
bushfire.

In both cases the initial reaction will be to try and produce more
offspring, normally by increased flower and seed setting. In the case of
long-term stress the plant will make a decision that it doesn't have the
resources to handle this, and most flower/seed development will cease.

Even in the case of short-term stress, a stage will come where the plant
somehow understands that it cannot bring all the set fruit to maturity and
there will be a partial shedding of fruit. This is common even without the
stress incentive.

Max H


-----Original Message-----
From: terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org
[mailto:terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Nikolaus Foidl
Sent: Tuesday, 13 May 2008 12:53 AM
To: terrapreta at bioenergylists.org
Subject: [Terrapreta] Plant reaction to stress


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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