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Asked by Gonzales to Cristiane, Nicki, Nikolai, Richard, Samuel on 10 Mar 2015.
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Nikolai Adamski answered on 10 Mar 2015:
That’s a tricky one.
Although I am a plant scientist, I am not a particularly ‘planty’ person: I am pretty useless at botany (distinguishing plants) and my garden only has a couple of tomatoes and some herbs for my cooking.
But the plant that my research focuses on (wheat) is very interesting for many scientific and agronomic reasons and I do like it (even though I’m slightly allergic to its pollen).
cheers
nikolai
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Cristiane Calixto answered on 10 Mar 2015:
Orchids. They are just beautiful, exotic, strong and different. I just love it!
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Samuel Ellis answered on 10 Mar 2015:
Mine is probably Arabidopsis thaliana. Its a small simple flowering plant, although fairly pretty when it blooms. But it is interesting because it is used as a model organism, meaning that a lot of plant research is done with it. Because it would get very confusing if everybody studied different plants, a lot of scientists use the same one so they can compare results easier.. this is done with bacterial and animal research as well (with mice being the most famous model organism). Because lots of plant science has used Arabidopsis thaliana, it has actually contributed a lot of knowledge for a simple flower!
Also a lab group at my university once gave away lots of them because they had grown more than they needed, so I had one in a pot for a while 🙂
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Nicki Whitehouse answered on 10 Mar 2015:
I really like plants and am a keen gardener. Although I study beetles, they are often dependant upon plants so I find these are important in my studies too. I suppose some of my favourite plants are those associated with bog lands and heaths as I study these the most. Things like sundews (Drosera’s) are pretty cool and are carnivorous, so have mouth traps for catching their prey!
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