Hemoglobin in Plants
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socrtwo
Dec 21, 2008, 9:03:58 AM12/21/08
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I was at a dinner party last night thrown by my parents. One of the
distguished guest mentioned that the roots of Willow trees are blood
red in color. I was wondering why. My speculative mind then supposed
the red was due to iron as it usually is in the natural world. Next I
tried to understand why a Willow might have iron in it. My conclusion
is that perhaps it's due to a hemoglobin like substance that brings
Oxygen to the water sogged and Oxygen poor roots.
distguished guest mentioned that the roots of Willow trees are blood
red in color. I was wondering why. My speculative mind then supposed
the red was due to iron as it usually is in the natural world. Next I
tried to understand why a Willow might have iron in it. My conclusion
is that perhaps it's due to a hemoglobin like substance that brings
Oxygen to the water sogged and Oxygen poor roots.
Chironex
May 2, 2020, 1:42:51 PM5/2/20
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There are some bananas that also have red sap when the pseudostem is cut. Fascinating characteristic isn’t it?
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