With water shortages and hosepipe bans in summer, Nicola talks to plant scientist Dr Helen Holmes about the importance of water and how plants respond to a lack of it. Helen is based at the University of Cambridge Department of Science and works on projects with Rothamstead Research in Hertfordshire.

Tagged biology, plant, stress, water uptake,Rothamstead, Nicola Terry, Helen Holmes

24/03/2012

With water shortages and hosepipe bans in summer, Nicola talks to plant scientist Dr Helen Holmes about the importance of water and how plants respond to a lack of it. Helen is based at the University of Cambridge Department of Science and works on projects with Rothamstead Research in Hertfordshire. Tagged biology, plant, stress, water uptake,Rothamstead, Nicola Terry, Helen Holmes 24/03/2012

With water shortages and hosepipe bans in summer, Nicola talks to plant scientist Dr Helen Holmes about the importance of water and how plants respond to a lack of it. Helen is based at the University of Cambridge Department of Science and works on projects with Rothamstead Research in Hertfordshire.

Tagged&nbsp;biology, plant, stress, water uptake,Rothamstead, Nicola Terry, Helen Holmes

24/03/2012

scientist 17: the plant scientist – plants coping with drought (2012)

Seventy scientists talked about their work on Cambridge 105 community radio. They tell how maths, physics, chemistry and biology are put to use in ways they never told us about at school. Our scientists worked in health, business and in University of Cambridge research. Do share to help drive STEM careers. Interviews by Roger Frost, Chris Creese and our not naked Science radio show team.

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scientist 17: the plant scientist – plants coping with drought (2012)

scientist 17: the plant scientist – plants coping with drought (2012)