Here is a new challenge for lovers of nature alike !

16-18 years - Research
Lieu : Auvergne (France)
Domaines : Environment, Archeology, Physics, Biology, Ethnology and Anthropology, Ecology, Agronomy,
Participants : 5
Encadrants : 1 Sciences Educator

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Between acoustics, physics and cellular physiology, get ready to depart on a fantastic voyage into the heart of the world of plants !

Through experiments both amusing and enthralling, you will discover how plants perceive their environment. Heat, content of CO2, moisture, but also many other parameters, intervene in the growth of the plants and contribute to their relationship to their immediate environment. Much research is being done globally on this subject because the stakes are immense : to better understand the sensory perceptions of plants makes it possible to better cultivate and protect them. Are you ready to serve the cause of sustainable development ?

As a cautious experimenter, like treeclimber, or as a bold inventor, you will be able to further the progress on a major challenge : allowing plants to grow better and produce more – without touching a molecule of their DNA ! If, for example, you discovered a means of opening plant stomata Stomata Ces petits orifices qui se trouvent sous la surface des feuilles permettent aux plantes d’échanger gaz et eau avec leur environnement. while administering a particular ecological product, you could increase the plant’s assimilation rate and thus reduce costs and waste production while enabling the nourishment of a greater portion of the world’s population… And more primarily, it is perhaps just as possible that enhancing the opening of these stomata Stomata Ces petits orifices qui se trouvent sous la surface des feuilles permettent aux plantes d’échanger gaz et eau avec leur environnement. could increase the plant’s photosynthetic production.

We propose that you explore this technique in situ in the forest that belongs to the association. You will be accompanied by our scientific educatos who are entirely prepared to assist you, so that at the end your stay, you can communicate the outcome of your research with friends and colleagues via a scientific article containing photographs and results. And if you are rather passionate about archaeology and anthropology, then you may be able to establish links between these high-tech techniques and ancient, ancestral practices where one finds the Shaman ministering to plants in a very strange way… with sometimes surprising results !

This is a program capable of adding a beautiful line to your earth science CV !

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