September 2017

Physiology is the study of the various functions performed in and by living organisms. Physiological processes of plants include the flow of energy, movement of solutes, and control by hormones. Chemical reactions are mediated (their rate is controlled) by enzymes. For example, those studying plant physiology are concerned with the way that plants trap light […]

The first agricultural revolution occurred in Asia and involved the domestication of plants and animals. It is believed that vegeculture first developed in Southeast Asia more than eleven thousand years ago. In vegeculture, a part of a plant other than the seed is planted for reproduction. The first plants domesticated in Southeast Asia were taro, […]