plant
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Department of Agriculture plant explorer Frank Meyer collected dozens of soybean varieties in China, many of which government researchers Charles Piper and William Morse planted at the department’s Arlington Experimental Farm in Virginia.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Oxalate is a natural compound found in all plant foods.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Former regional lawmaker Heriberto Labrador said at a public event that the thermal power plant in Tachira was generating 70 megawatts of electricity -- sufficient to cover regional demand.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Government officials have been in talks about the future of the Brampton plant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
On the inland side of the plant, workers gathered at the exit gates.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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But Jones described a rare ecosystem housing specialist plants, butterflies and insects, "where the UK is the epicentre globally".
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The grass, native plants and trees are intended to provide shade and reduce heat on a schoolyard that was previously made up largely of asphalt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Isolated, under-developed Laos brands itself the "Battery of Southeast Asia", powering its neighbours with dozens of hydroelectric plants, but frequent power outages leave its own people in the dark.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
The deal, potentially worth more than $100 billion, envisions South Korea financing the construction of up to eight nuclear power plants and a natural-gas project, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Today the sky was blue and the plants high.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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The following spring, Georgia’s surveyor-general Henry Yonge planted Bowen’s unfamiliar “Chinese vetches” and harvested three crops in a single season.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
So far, this summer the program has planted 615 coral, with 228 of those part of the thermal bleaching study.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Sometimes the seeds of discontent get planted early, only to sprout with the turn of the seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
"We never planted avocado as our main crop. We introduced it as a shade tree for coffee plantations, and only later realised it could become a profitable business," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The deep areas held no houses, no buildings, just some woods, occasional planted fields, meadows, and paths.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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“There is a fine line between knowing history and planting seeds of fear in young students.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Garrett said he is also using about 40% less fertilizer an acre since he is planting fewer seeds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
"Our objective is to provide farmers with uniform, high-yielding, good-quality planting material rather than thousands of different unnamed trees," Karunakaran says.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Washington said its forces attacked Iranian rocket launchers on the island of Larak on Sunday to prevent Tehran from planting mines in the strait's key shipping lanes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
There are as many methods as there are farmers for determining the readiness of the earth for planting.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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