Traditional portrait I did of my girlfriend! She's genuinely so gorgeous it makes me want to draw her a whole bunch in super pretty and romantic styles to compliment how beautiful she just naturally is <3
A research group has developed an innovative method for the biofortification of leaves and other green plant tissues, increasing their content of healthy substances such as beta-carotene, the main precursor of vitamin A in the human diet.
The work demonstrates that by using biotechnological techniques and treatments with high light intensity, the levels of beta-carotene in leaves can be multiplied up to 30 times by creating new places to store it without affecting vital processes such as photosynthesis. The results are published in the Plant Journal.
This specimen of Cotinus 'Grace' (smoke tree) has been grown on a single stem. This vigorous deciduous shrub has purple leaves which turn reddish colour in autumn, and has feathery pink plumes of flowers that resemble smoke especially when backlit.