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Serendipity and the Space Farmer
Who knew that rocket science could have so much in common with botany and plant pathology? This is a human interest and science story that documents from firsthand accounts and artifacts the historical context and scientific events relevant to an important collaborative Fast Plant investigation on the MIR Space Station. The project coincided with pivotal historical events and involved many... |
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Data in a variety of forms
These data sets were meticulously collected by Dr. Paul Williams in an investigation in which we were interested in learning about how nutrient limitations effect a variety of easily observable and measureable Fast Plant traits. Observations were made and recorded at different points in the plants' growth and development. We were interested to look for traits that are minimally influenced by... |
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Wisconsin Fast Plants Seed Stock Profile
Background information for teachers using Standard Fast Plants |
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Phototropism: How Little Light Will Bend a Seedling?
Investigation exploring how germinating seedlings are effected by different wavelengths of light. Will they bend towards red, blue, or green light? |
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| http://www.fastplants.org/pdf/activities/light_bend_seedling... | ||||
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Unraveling the Mystery of Hairy's Inheritance
Download this PDF to learn key background information about the inheritance of hairs, aka trichomes, wotj Wisconsin Fast Plants. This article was written in 1998, when the folks at the Fast Plants Program were first experimenting with the inheritance of trichomes and exploring how breeding to increase the frequency of trichomes would play out. This info can be useful to teachers w... |
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