Monthly Archives: May 2020

Kaia defended her PhD!

Posted on May 29, 2020 by laanisto

A general rise in air temperature damages plant photosynthesis. During a hot period, plants also emit an odour which indicates cellular damage, as is evident in a recently defended doctoral thesis by Kaia Kask. Plants are susceptible to various abiotic factors … Continue reading →

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High School student made a research in the University of Life Sciences measuring volatile organic compound emissions in Brassica oleracea var sabellica

Posted on May 20, 2020 by laanisto

Text and pics by Urmas Tokko, Raffael Somelar, Kaia Kask During the recent school year a student of Tartu Tamme Gymnasium (TTG), Raffael Somelar (11th Grade of nature science class), studied the effects of temperature rise and mechanical wounding on … Continue reading →

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