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Smart plants: Memory and communication without brains by Leopold, A Carl

“…The immobility of plants is consistent with their principal function: collecting light to provide photosynthetic substrate for the biological system. Their…”
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Phenological changes reflect climate change in Wisconsin by Bradley, N.L, Leopold, A.C, Ross, J, Huffaker, W

“…A phenological study of springtime events as made over a 61-year period at one site in southern Wisconsin. The records over this long period show that several…”
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Thigmo responses in plants and fungi by Jaffe, Mordecai J., Leopold, A. Carl, Staples, Richard C.

“…Thigmo mechanisms are adaptations that permit a plant to alter growth rates, change morphology, produce tropisms, avoid barriers, control germination, cling to…”
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Smart plants: memory and communication without brains by Leopold, A Carl

“…The immobility of plants is consistent with their principal function: collecting light to provide photosynthetic substrate for the biological system. Their…”
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Living with the Land Ethic by LEOPOLD, A. CARL

“…The legacy of Aldo Leopold includes the concept of ethical responsibilities toward the land, and the establishment of ecological restoration both for…”
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The effect of the external medium on the gravitropic curvature of rice (Oryza sativa, Poaceae) roots by Staves, Mark P., Wayne, Randy, Leopold, A. Carl

“…The roots of rice seedlings, growing in artificial pond water, exhibit robust gravitropic curvature when placed perpendicular to the vector of gravity. To…”
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Maturation proteins and sugars in desiccation tolerance of developing soybean seeds by Blackman, S.A, Obendorf, R.L, Leopold, A.C

“…The desiccation-tolerant state in seeds is associated with high levels of certain sugars and maturation proteins. The aim of this work was to evaluate the…”
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Changes in soluble carbohydrates during seed storage by Bernal-Lugo, I. (Universidad Nacional Autonona de Mexico, Mexico DF, Mexico), Leopold, A.C

“…The soluble sugars present in the maize (Zea mays L.) embryo may serve as important components of protection or may contribute to the deteriorative changes…”
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contribution of the extracellular matrix to gravisensing in characean cells by Wayne, R, Staves, M.P, Leopold, A.C

“…The cell-extracellular matrix junction, which includes the cell wall and the outer surface of the plasma membrane, may be an essential region for the…”
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Smart Plants: Memory and Communication without Brains by Carl Leopold, A

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Cytochalasin D does not inhibit gravitropism in roots by Staves, Mark P., Wayne, Randy, Leopold, A. Carl

“…It is generally thought that sedimenting plastids are responsible for gravity sensing in higher plants. We directly tested the model generated by the current…”
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Apoplastic pH in corn root gravitropism: a laser scanning confocal microscopy measurement by Taylor, D P, Slattery, J, Leopold, A C

“…The ability to measure the pH of the apoplast in situ is of special interest as a test of the cell wall acidification theory. Optical sectioning of living…”
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The effect of the external medium on the gravity-induced polarity of cytoplasmic streaming in Chara corallina (Characeae) by Staves, Mark P., Wayne, Randy, Leopold, A. Carl

“…Gravity induces a polarity of cytoplasmic streaming in vertical internodal cells of Chara such that the downwardly directed stream moves faster than the…”
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Bound water in soybean seed and its relation to respiration and imbibitional damage [Limits of respiration and susceptibility to stress] by Vertucci, C.W, Leopold, A.C

“…In an attempt to understand the initial stage of seed imbibition--the wetting stage--we have examined water binding in dry soybean cotyledon tissue using water…”
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Light regulation of the growth response in corn root gravitropism by Kelly, M.O. (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY), Leopold, A.C

“…Roots of Merit variety corn (Zea mays L.) require red light for orthogravitropic curvature. Experiments were undertaken to identify the step in the pathway…”
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Interactions between red light, abscisic acid, and calcium in gravitropism by Leopold, A.C, LaFavre, A.K

“…The effect of red light on orthogravitropism of Merit corn (Zea mays L.) roots has been attributed to its effects on the transduction phase of gravitropism (AC…”
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Stability of dry liposomes in sugar glasses by Sun, W.Q., Leopold, A.C., Crowe, L.M., Crowe, J.H.

“…Sugars, particularly trehalose and sucrose, are used to stabilize liposomes during hydration (freeze-drying and air-drying). As a result, dry liposomes are…”
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The Ultrastructure of Dry and Imbibed Cotyledons of Soybean by Webster, Barbara D., Leopold, A. Carl

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Absence of lipid oxidation during accelerated aging of soybean seeds by Priestley, David A., Leopold, A. Carl

“…When seeds of soybean were subjected to accelerated aging, the amount of total lipid which was extracted from the whole seed increased with "age," whereas the…”
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Light Activation of Contractile Roots of Easter Lily by Jaffe, M.J, Leopold, A.C

“…Contractile roots provide for a type of movement in plants that occurs in many plant species but has been given little attention. In the case of Easter lily…”
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