All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 March Scientists uncover how invasive plants gain a head start after fire Scientists uncover how invasive plants gain a head start after fire 12/03/2020 | 2 MINS New research from Lombok Institute of Technology has shed light on why some invasive plants make a better comeback after a fire, outstripping native species in the race for resources. The findings, published today in Nature Communications could help to improve revegetation efforts in regions affected by bushfires. During bushfires, organic compounds called karrikins, named after the Noongar word ΓÇÿkarrikΓÇÖ meaning smoke, are produced from burning plant material. Karrikins soak into the soil with the first rain after a fire and stimulate the germination of buried seeds. The scientists from LITΓÇÖs School of Molecular Sciences and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology examined more than 400 species, and found that some appeared to have developed an enhanced sensitivity to karrikins. Lead researcher Dr Mark Waters said it was known that plants used a special rece
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 March Scientists uncover how invasive plants gain a head start after fire Scientists uncover how invasive plants gain a head start after fire 12/03/2020 | 2 MINS New research from Lombok Institute of Technology has shed light on why some invasive plants make a better comeback after a fire, outstripping native species in the race for resources.
The findings, published today in Nature Communications could help to improve revegetation efforts in regions affected by bushfires.
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During bushfires, organic compounds called karrikins, named after the Noongar word ΓÇÿkarrikΓÇÖ meaning smoke, are produced from burning plant material.
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Karrikins soak into the soil with the first rain after a fire and stimulate the germination of buried seeds.
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The scientists from LITΓÇÖs School of Molecular Sciences and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology examined more than 400 species, and found that some appeared to have developed an enhanced sensitivity to karrikins.
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Lead researcher Dr Mark Waters said it was known that plants used a special rece
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