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Le piante sono esseri intelligenti? Partendo da questa semplice domanda Stefano Mancuso e Alessandra Viola conducono il lettore in un inconsueto e affascinante viaggio intorno al mondo vegetale. In generale, le piante potrebbero benissimo vivere senza di noi. Noi invece senza di loro ci estingueremmo in breve tempo. Eppure persino nella nostra lingua, e in quasi tutte le altre, espressioni come "vegetare" o "essere un vegetale" sono passate a ...

Con un fertile scambio di idee tra scienze gastronomiche e scienze botaniche, Stefano Mancuso e Carlo Petrini tracciano scenari da cui ripensare la vita sul Pianeta: il principio che le piante sono organismi viventi complessi e sofisticati si interfaccia con la visione che mette il cibo e l'agricoltura al centro di un progetto di salvaguardia della vita umana, del cibo buono, pulito e giusto. Un dialogo che ci esorta a far interagire l'intelli...

Storie di vita esemplari, aneddoti, esperimenti e ricerche di naturalisti, botanici, genetisti, filosofi, esploratori che hanno rivoluzionato la nostra idea del mondo vegetale. L'universo verde in cinque secoli di stupefacenti scoperte: Charles Darwin e l'orchidea del Madagascar che può essere impollinata soltanto da un tipo di farfalla, la cruciale teoria dello scienziato inglese sulla fecondazione incrociata e l'evoluzione delle piante, Fede...

Ohne die Pflanzen, die uns mit Nahrung, Energie und Sauerstoff versorgen, könnten wir Menschen auf der Erde nicht einmal Wochen überleben. Merkwürdig eigentlich, dass sie trotzdem lange als Lebewesen niederer Ordnung galten, knapp oberhalb der unbelebten Welt. Erst seit kurzem erkennt die Forschung, was schon Darwin vermutete: dass Pflanzen trotz ihrer (scheinbaren) Unbeweglichkeit über stupende Fähigkeiten verfügen, ja über Intelligenz. Denn ...

Roots represent half of the plant body - and arguably the more interesting half. Despite its obvious importance for the whole plant, until recently our knowledge of the root apparatus was very limited, mostly due to the inadequacy of the techniques available. Recent advances in the visualization and measurement of roots have resulted in significant progress in our understanding of root architecture, growth and behaviour. In this book internati...

Ein neuer Blick für die Natur, leidenschaftliche Aufmerksamkeit und Forschergeist können unsere Vorstellung von der Welt verändern. Der Biologe Stefano Mancuso lässt in seinem neuen Buch Botaniker, Genetiker und Philosophen, aber auch Landwirte und schlichte Liebhaber aus fünf Jahrhunderten Revue passieren, denen aus inbrünstiger Beschäftigung mit der Welt der Pflanzen entscheidende Entdeckungen gelangen.Da ist George Washington Carver, der al...

Roots represent half of the plant body - and arguably the more interesting half. Despite its obvious importance for the whole plant, until recently our knowledge of the root apparatus was very limited, mostly due to the inadequacy of the techniques available. Recent advances in the visualization and measurement of roots have resulted in significant progress in our understanding of root architecture, growth and behaviour. In this book internati...

In the last half century, because of the raising world population and because of the many environmental issues posed by the industrialization, the amount of arable land per person has declined from 0.32 ha in 1961-1963 to 0.21 ha in 1997-1999 and is expected to drop further to 0.16 ha by 2030 and therefore is a severe menace to food security (FAO 2006). At the same time, about 12 million ha of irrigated land in the developing world has lost it...

Are plants intelligent? Can they solve problems, communicate, and navigate their surroundings? In this book, a leading scientist argues that plants process information, sleep, remember, and signal to one another-showing that, far from passive machines, plants are intelligent and aware.

Back to the roots: Wer für den guten Geschmack, für neue, intelligente Lebensmittel kämpft, schützt die biologische Vielfalt und kann damit eine Revolution auslösen. Ein neues Bündnis zwischen Köchen und Bauern ist der natürliche Weg zu nachhaltigen Anbaumethoden und damit zu einem sozialen und kulturellen Wandel: Den Geschmack zu kultivieren lehrt uns, besser und intelligenter zu leben.Carlo Petrini, Gründer von Slow Food und des Agrarnetzwer...

Zonder de planten die ons met voedsel, energie en zuurstof verzorgen, zouden wij op aarde nog geen week overleven. Merkwaardig genoeg golden planten eeuwenlang als schepsels van een lagere orde, ietsje boven de levenloze wereld. Sinds kort heeft wetenschappelijk onderzoek bevestigd wat Darwin al vermoedde: dat planten ondanks hun (schijnbare) onbeweeglijkheid over verbazingwekkende vaardigheden beschikken, en zelfs over intelligentie. Behalve...

This book addresses diverse aspects of signaling at all levels of plant organization, starting from single molecules, through vesicle recycling and organelles, dynamic actin cytoskeletons, and plant organs bending in response to sensory stimuli induced by abiotic cues such as gravity and light, up to the whole organism as related to its circadian clock or pathogen defense. Emphasis is placed on the integrative aspects of signaling, which foste...