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THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANTS (uses (ecology (biodiversity, future resource,…
THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANTS
lots more to be discovered
coniferophyta
discovered by wildlife officer David Noble in 1994
tree up to 40m tall
150km from Sidney
Araucariaceae family
industrial use
phytoremediation
low cost, solar energy driven cleanup technique
the direct use of living green plants for in situ, or in place, removal, degradation, or containment of contaminants in soils, sludges, sediments, surface water and groundwater
transgenic plants
insert daffodil and bacterial genes into the rice nucleus to improve nutrition and beta carotene levels (golden rice)
uses
ecology
biodiversity, future resource, salt tolerance, climate change
building materials
wood, straw
clothing
cotton
fuel
biofules
food
staple foods, spices
uses
medicine
aloe vera
forensics
plant evidence
musical instruments
oboes - double reed woodwind instruments
archeology
arts and antiques