Yellowing of tomato plant leaves due to Fusarium crown and root rot Stunted, yellowed seedlings. Lower leaves turn yellow and drop prematurely. Plant wilts and may die. Chocolate brown lesion girdles ...

The squirting cucumber on the vine.DeAgostini/Getty Images But the squirting cucumber's squirt happens faster than the blink of an eye. Thorogood snipped the stems of some cucumbers to bring intact ...

Squirting cucumber: It aims, it shoots Essentially, as the fruit ripens, fluid is pushed into the stem connecting it to the plant, which results in a stiffening and straightening of the stem.

One of the great mysteries of the botanical world involves a familiar component found in many of our salads: cucumbers. Except the specific cucumber species in question has a unique way of ...

The team also measured the volume of the cucumbers and stems before and after the plants released their seeds. The researchers then fed these data into mathematical models to map the mechanics and ...

Root rot can be a disease of both houseplants and gardens. The disease is caused by fungal pathogens of various species. While it can happen to outdoor plants, today we are writing about its ...

When it is ripe, the squirting cucumber will detach from the stem and shoot out its seeds in a high-pressure jet of mucus. In only 30 milliseconds, it can send its seeds about 65-feet-per second.

A team has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the squirting cucumber squirt ... the ovoid-shaped fruits detach from the stem and eject the seeds explosively ...

By Carolyn Wilke The hairy, ground-hugging vines of the squirting cucumber Ecballium elaterium ... As the fruit detaches, the stem recoils. The fruit rotates backward, changing the angle at ...

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