Water - An absolute limit for plant photosynthesis
No water = no plant growth. Doesn't it make total sense then that our ecosystem would not have developed to leave plants completely...
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Ken Bellamy
- Jul 1, 2020
- 1 min
Sunlight: the ultimate renewable energy.
The efficient capture and storage of sunlight underpins all life. We all know that plants do it. So does a whole kingdom of other living...
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Ken Bellamy
- Mar 2, 2011
- 5 min
Will our grandchildren still use poisons to clean their homes?
In the wake of Cyclone Yasi, a key issue that we all had to deal with was the threat of contamination and disease. It is an unfortunate...
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Ken Bellamy
- Oct 22, 2010
- 1 min
Accelerated Phosphorus unlocks money in the soil
Many soils have a bad habit of holding on to phosphorus. For farmers, this can mean money locked up in the soil. Where plants are unable...
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Ken Bellamy
- Aug 20, 2010
- 1 min
Working in the dark with photosynthesis
INFRA-RED light can penetrate soil. We often think of photosynthesis as happening in the daylight hours, but some bacteria use infra red...
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Ken Bellamy
- Aug 1, 2010
- 3 min
Growing Sugar - the currency of life for plants
Q: What does photosynthesis have to do with growing sugar? A: All green plants make sugar. Some store more than others, but all plants...
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Ken Bellamy
- Jul 15, 2010
- 1 min
Bio-accelerated Phosphorus
Many Australian soils have a bad habit of holding on to phosphorus. For farmers, this can mean money locked up in the soil. Where plants...
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Ken Bellamy
- Jun 30, 2010
- 2 min
Phosphorus - energy for life
What happens to photosynthesis when phosphorus is scarce or runs out?
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