Why Weeds Are Tough
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 12:10
in Physics & Chemistry
While cycling to work this morning, I spotted a dandelion coexisting with a sedum in a rock garden. It wasn't a coincidence. Each has evolved one of two known biochemical strategies to deal with high temperatures and low humidity. The dandelion's biochemistry is also one of the reasons why a lawn left to its own devices will soon cease to be a monoculture. read more