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What a bioluminescent petunia had to teach me (knowablemagazine.org)

submitted 1 month ago by Daryl76679@lemmy.ml to c/biology@mander.xyz

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[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Have there been experiments with wooded plants or do we know that there won't be glowing forests, because it doesn't work like that or something?

[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 5 points 1 month ago

Bioluminescent ferns bordering a wooded path would be rather magical.

[–] Doxatek@mander.xyz 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I don't think you could get wood/bark to fluoresce as it's dead tissue.. in general some tree species are very easy to work with and engineer. Poplar for example

[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But some parts of the tree must be still living

[–] Doxatek@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh yes of course. I just mean the bark wouldn't shine but you could see in the leaves

[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But couldn't they target the vascular cambium?

[–] Doxatek@mander.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Sure I suppose. And it may glow. Just wouldn't be able to see it through the dead bark

[–] figjam@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You could totally get glowing fungus to grow on wood

[–] Doxatek@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

I have a guide for how to do this at home! Wouldn't let me add the pictures for some reason