Xylem Sites

  1. Amy L. Wells recommends I believe that this site would be interesting to other studentsbecause it shows micrographs of xylem, phloem, flower parts, and other plantstructures that we have studied in BMZ 116.
  2. Darin Coen BCRI Forest Biotencnology Centre: I believe that this article would be benificial to the class inhelping us to understand the importance of xylem in plants, under differentconditions. This project dealt with newly planted jack pine and white spruce inmixed miner al, undisturbed soil with minimum xylem water potential. This wasdone to unde rstand water relation and growth, explaining when xylem use is mostbeneficial and how it works.
  3. David Matto recommends In all of our studies related to botany in BMZ its important thatwe don't look over the very method of just how plants transfer water. This will not only help us pass the class but also give us a better understanding of the world around us.
  4. Razan Zahrawi recommends The page was about Campynemaceae Dum. This page would be useful toa group of students because it shows an example of a plant without vessels. This happened to be one of the most interesting facts that I picked up on fromthe page.
  5. Danielle Eder recommends This URL explores the effects of aquatic environmental pressures onthe xylem in aquatic plants. Several scientists even argue theexistance of acropetal water transport in aquatic plants. The URL containsclear, beautiful pictures, and explains the function of xylem in plants.
  6. Jon Moses recommends This short commentary on differnet methods of transport touches onsome of the differentt ways that planbts move nutrients through themselves. One way mentio ned was the use of xylem to transport nutrients. Other ways werediffusion so that a comarison could be made between the two. This site would beuseful for a refernce if doin a comaprative paper.
  7. Maro Enoka recommends I think this would be of interest to students in thiscourse because it simplifies and makes the definition and various details ofxylem in plants easier to understand because it puts thedescription in basic lamens terms.
  8. ???? attacks the corn and wheat plant, preventing them from drawing inwater. This is interesting because is this fungus is not controlled thanthere could be some serious threats to a farmers' crops, which wouldultimatly affect our food supply. I like this article because it shows somepracticle application of a fungus that could inhibit the growth of a plant byrestricting the root system.
  9. Candice Stryker recommends This site is of interest to this couse because it was very helpful explaining the different aspects of the xylem in the plant. It was not tlike others sites that I found where I felt like I was reading a foreign language. It simply explained the definition and the various parts without being too technical.