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how caffeine works?
blocks andenosine receptor and calms neutro transmitter
coffee comes from what plant part
seeds
tea comes from plant part
leaves
chocolate comes form what plant part
seed
coffee origin
ethiopia
tea origin
SE Asia
chocolate origin
mexico
china medicine
ephedrine
india medicine
root of rainforest shrub
greece medicine
bark of willow tree--> aspirin
phytotherapy
use of plants and extracts for medicine purposes
ethnobotany
study of plants and people and their culture
phytochemistry
study of phytochemicals produced in plants
plant fibers
elongated masses if plant material that are collection of entire vascular bundles
surface origin
found on covering of seeds leaves or fruits
soft (bast)
clusters of phloem
hard (leaf)
xylem + phloem
processing ginning
tearing fibers loose
hardwood
angiosperm tree
history of paper making from
china
paper comes form
pulp
sapwood
region of secondary xylem and outisde support and conduction
monoculture
cultivation of a single crop over large region year after year
protoplasts
all of plant cell excluding wall
genetic engineering
transfer of specific gene between organism using techniques of molecular biology
major cause of hunger
population
what scientists do about hunger
develop tolerant plants, less fertilizer or water, resistant to pathogens and more nutritious
green revoution
crop yield
crops focused on
wheat, rice, maize
major achievements and golas of green revolution
improve management; fertilizers and pesticides
major side effects of green revolution
disrupted farming, loss of germplasm diversity,inc micro-mal nutrition
plant and cell tissue culture
manipulations of cells induced to grow invitro conditions with different objectives
explant
plant part
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22510
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botany
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Updated
2010-06-07T23:37:02Z
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