Plant Science

Kids love getting their hands dirty, but unfortunately there’s none of that with hydroponics; there’s no soil in sight! Learning about hydroponics will take your child’s initial interest in gardening help them learn about how plants work and how science works. Hydroponics can be used to grow many of the foods you eat and has many advantages over traditional farming.

If you have a green thumb but minimal garden space, why not create your own mini-world full of lush and beautiful plants by making your own terrarium? Plants are certain to help improve your indoor air quality. Terrariums are easy-to- make, low-maintenance gardens, and can last almost indefinitely with minimal water.

Plant tissue culture integrates almost all the various aspects of plant physiology. The responses of plants in tissue culture vary as you alter the nutrients, plant growth regulators, photo-period, temperature and even the type of tissue used for the cultures.

Did you know that there are about 400,000 plant species on Earth? Many thousands of plants on land and in the ocean are not identified or categorized. Plants keep us alive, as sources of medicine, oxygen, and food, but we don’t know very much about the majority of plant species. Plant life and its importance are studied in botany. Flowers, trees, grasses, cacti, seaweed, and other plants are all studied as part of botany.