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Seeds, the most complex organs produced by plants, ensure the biodiversity of our planet. They vary from the impressive Seychelles nut that weighs twenty kilos to the dust-like seeds of the orchids. The evolution of their highly sophisticated structures from prehistoric times to today makes fascinating reading as do the wiles plants use to attract and deceive their chosen pollinators.
These time capsules of life for plants familiar and strange are presented in minute, beautiful detail. Microphotographs of the tiniest seeds and extraordinarily detailed cutaway images of larger seeds are combined with text that explains the formation and maturation of seeds and describes how they find their way to becoming a copy of the parent plant.
17 de fev. de 2007 · SEEDS: Time Capsules of Life ROB KESSELER AND WOLFGANG STUPPY Plants have evolved over the past 600 million years to propagate all corners of Earth. Much of this capacity stems from the attributes of seeds. They're remarkable because they lie dormant, waiting for the right conditions under which to sprout and produce the next generation.
24 de jul. de 2022 · My work is about containment.This time, however, seeds. The original intention had been to create small sculptures of seeds. However, walking around parks and gardens, squatting on my haunches, examining tiny plants, amazed at their exquisite forms, I realised that to copy Nature is not only foolish, but nigh on impossible. I began musing about
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1 de jan. de 2006 · Seeds: Time Capsules of Life. $47.00. (80) Only 1 left in stock - order soon. A remarkable collaboration of art and science celebrating the diversity of seeds. An orchid seed may be minuscule, so small and light that one gram contains more than 7.5 million seeds. In contrast, a single-seeded Seychelles seed is a nut weighing up to 20 pounds.
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22 de mai. de 2014 · ISBN: 9781906506520. Number of pages: 264. Dimensions: 200 x 220 x 26 mm. Edition: Compact ed. Buy Seeds: Time Capsules of Life by Rob Kesseler from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.