- DURATION 60 mins
Event Description
Plants have limited scope for movement but they do need to interact and communicate with the world around them. They do this using an array of chemical compounds. These help them deter other plants from encroaching on their space or predators from attacking them. But they also need to attract 'the right sort of attention' and sometimes to help other plants to survive alongside them. They also use chemical compounds for these purposes too. This talk will consider how and why plants interact with the world. We'll look at how much we really know about the roles of each chemical compound found in a plant and finally how we, as humans, interact with the world of plants.
- Duration: 60 mins
- Online Zoom event: Join from your computer, phone or tablet (no replay available)
Meet the Host, Gwenda
Dr Gwenda Kyd is a chemist and writer with a passion for plants. She is interested in how we’ve used plants in the past and what we might potentially do with them in future. She loves learning about new plants and sharing their stories with others through writing and giving talks. Gwenda has studied herbal medicine and some other plant-based therapies and is a Bach flower remedy practitioner. She has published two books, Molecules, Medicines and Mischief: A Chemical Trail around Cambridge University Botanic Garden and The Plants of Dr Bach: Molecules, Remedies and Lore.
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