"Living plants are a pathway for pathogens," Mr. Regelbrugge said.
Removing them without removing large amounts of soil, leaves, and living plants is nearly impossible.
Nghia is combatting these problems with green architecture: buildings infused with living plants and trees.
The bearberries and burnet roses planted there are living plants, and so is the clover.
In living plants, these enzymes are active during photosynthesis but not in the dark.
Many freshwater streams have detritus rather than living plants as their energy base.
The jazziest and possibly least convincing moment comes with long tubes of living plants, suspended from on high.
The mesofauna are somewhat larger and are heterogeneous, including creatures that feed on microorganisms, decaying matter, and living plants.
In another technique, propane-gas flame is applied to living plants as well as stubble to kill disease spores.
Botanical garden, also called botanic garden, originally, a collection of living plants designed chiefly to illustrate relationships within plant groups.
These animals may feed upon microorganisms, other soil animals, decaying plant or animal material, living plants, or fungi.
