Sentence examples for uses of plants from inspiring English sources

But in a monocultural forest, people simply do not know the uses of plants.

Botanical gardens were being established, and the economic uses of plants were being discussed in the distinguished circles of newly formed and highly prestigious natural history societies.

The number of general popular books dealing with the ornamental, horticultural, medicinal, culinary, and other uses of plants increased sharply following the publication of a major new flora, the multivolume series Flora of Australia (1981– ).

It provided in more than 800 chapters information on species as they were then understood, common and botanical names, descriptions of habitats, time of flowering, and the "virtues," or uses, of plants of the entire plant kingdom.

Among events this weekend: "Form Transformed: Modern Sculptors and Their Works," a walking tour of the sculpture at the garden, tomorrow at 2 p.m.; "The Hope of the Future: Unlocking Plant DNA," a talk about the uses of plants in new foods, fuels and medicines, Sunday at noon.

Ethnopharmacological research aims at gathering information on local and traditional uses of plants and other natural substances.

They said alternatives, including the use of plants that absorb contaminants, should be explored more fully.

The quickest growth in the business is in the use of plants to remove heavy metals from soil.

Intriguingly, another Neanderthal showed evidence of the use of plants with medicinal value.

"With clever lighting and clever use of plants, this will be a lovely little garden".

WHEN Alan Darlington began studying the use of plants to improve indoor air quality, he and his research team were focused on sustaining life in outer space.