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... plants take up soil nutrients to synthesize their fruits , grains , vegetables , nuts , flowers , and fibres . Plant sciences . The plant sciences include applied plant physiology , nutrition , ecology , breeding and genetics ...
... plants take up soil nutrients to synthesize their fruits , grains , vegetables , nuts , flowers , and fibres . Plant sciences . The plant sciences include applied plant physiology , nutrition , ecology , breeding and genetics ...
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... plant , Cannabis sativa , when the plant ghanja , is used for its pleasure - giving effects . The plant may grow to a height of 16 feet , but the strains used for drug- producing effects are typically short stemmed and extreme- ly ...
... plant , Cannabis sativa , when the plant ghanja , is used for its pleasure - giving effects . The plant may grow to a height of 16 feet , but the strains used for drug- producing effects are typically short stemmed and extreme- ly ...
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... plant order ) The Sarraceniales , or pitcher - plant order , consists of the single family Sarraceniaceae , a small group of low peren- nial herbs of bogs and wet savannas with pitcher - like leaves specialized for trapping insects and ...
... plant order ) The Sarraceniales , or pitcher - plant order , consists of the single family Sarraceniaceae , a small group of low peren- nial herbs of bogs and wet savannas with pitcher - like leaves specialized for trapping insects and ...
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