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The Why & How Podcast


Sep 17, 2019

You probably knew that plants love light. But did you know they prefer specific wavelengths of light? PhD student Nicole Berardi explains how plants interact with light and each other. Like how they repel and reflect light, causing changes in growth and yield. If you’ve ever wondered why your succulents are growing in a weird way, this episode is for you.

Descriptive transcript available here: https://www.uoguelph.ca/oac/system/files/Episode%204%20How%20do%20plants%20throw%20shade%20-%20Featuring%20Nicole%20Berardi.txt 

Funding for this episode was provided by the W.S. (Stan) Young Memorial Communications Grant through the OAC Alumni Foundation.