How does a plant taste salt? (Big Questions 7/8) | VPRO Documentary
29How do plants arm themselves against drier and saltier soil? Questions that could be vital to humanity. Molecular plant physiologist Christa Testerink finds out.
How does a plant taste salt? Molecular plant physiologist Christa Testerink researches how plants develop under difficult conditions such as drought and salinization. Do plants have senses and can they feel? According to Norbert Peeters, people suffer en masse from 'plant blindness'. In the tropical IRRI institute in the Philippines, a new type of rice has been successfully developed through genetic modification, which can prevent malnutrition. Testerink also delves into the history of botany with original documents from Charles Darwin.
Part of 'Big Questions', a series in which science journalist Rob van Hattum takes a journey through science with eight Dutch researchers who are at the top of their field. Their 'big questions' are central. They tell about their heroes, visit special places and talk about the breakthroughs in their field.
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