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Keith Bouchard is the founder and co-inventor of Multiponics , an indoor gardening manufacturer and online boutique . He has a passion for pushing innovative ag-tech forward and is a consultant to the NASA-funded X-Hab project at the University of Colorado in Boulder .
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Chris Bond ’ s research interests are with sustainable agriculture , biological pest control as well as alternative growing methods . He is a certified permaculture designer and certified nursery technician in Ohio and a certified nursery professional in New York , where he got his start in growing . |
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AUS / NZ EDITION • VOL . 19 NO . 5 September / October 2021
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MONOCOTYLEDON ( MONOCOT )
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A monocotyledon ( monocot ) is one of two groups of angiosperms ( flowering plants ). Monocots are differentiated by seed structure , root structure , the arrangement of vascular tissues , and the number of flowers formed .
Monocots are first distinguished by the presence of only a single cotyledon ( seed leaf ) within the seed embryo . As well , monocots have parallel veins within their leaves , vascular bundles within their stems instead of organised cambium ( circular organization of xylem and phloem ), their root systems are adventitious ( their roots extend directly from the stem in a fibrous formation of fine roots .) and finally , they flower in multiples of three .
The other group of angiosperms are eudicotyledons ( eudicots ). Eudicots , as opposed to monocots , have two cotyledons in the seed embryo , branching vein formations , organised cambium , taproots with secondary root development , and tend to flower in groups of four or five .
Monocots include : grasses , palms , orchids , lilies , and irises . Eudicots include many food plants , trees , and ornamentals : sunflower , dandelion , forget-menot , cabbage , apple , buttercup , maple , and macadamia .
Check out Alan Ray ' s article on page 36 for more information .
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