FRAGMENT FROM NATURE continues from last weekend on the subject of autumn leaf drop. As plants harvest the invested nutritional value from autumn leaves before they drop them, there is a hive of genetic and metabolic activity within the forest; large numbers genes are turned on and off, triggered by environmental cues, while leaf molecules are being shunted to storage tissues to wait for the spring growth initiative. A busy time for our friends.
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022