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Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags (formerly known as Purdue Improved Cow-pea Storage bags) [1] are bags developed by scientists at Purdue University [2] to store grain and seeds. They use hermetic storage technology to reduce loss of post-harvest cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata ) due to bruchid infestations in West and Central Africa .
Herbivores are dependent on plants for food, and have coevolved mechanisms to obtain this food despite the evolution of a diverse arsenal of plant defenses against herbivory. Herbivore adaptations to plant defense have been likened to "offensive traits" and consist of those traits that allow for increased feeding and use of a host. [1]
Plant defense against herbivory or host-plant resistance is a range of adaptations evolved by plants which improve their survival and reproduction by reducing the impact of herbivores. Many plants produce secondary metabolites , known as allelochemicals , that influence the behavior, growth, or survival of herbivores.
However, some plants grow a little too well. “Invasive plants spread aggressively and cause environmental changes, such as the elimination of native plant populations,” says Justine Kandra ...
Invasive species may be plants, animals, fungi, and microbes; some include native species that have invaded human habitats such as farms and landscapes. [5] Some broaden the term to include indigenous or "native" species that have colonized natural areas. [ 4 ]
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Succulents are plants which are adapted to withstand periods of drought by their ability to store moisture in specialized storage organs. [8] Leaf succulents store water in their leaves, which are thus thickened, fleshy and typically covered with a waxy coating or fine hairs to reduce evaporation. They may also contain mucilaginous compounds.
Apr. 28—Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks biologists are seeking to reduce invasive plant species and improve aquatic habitat in Noxon and Cabinet Gorge reservoirs in Sanders County.