Příklady lotus

• This once plentiful source of old lotus fruits is rapidly disappearing.

• The significance of lotus seed longevity is not, as it is sometimes viewed by the public, a path to discovery of a 'fountain of youth'.

• But de-personalized consumerism gives way, in disturbingly direct fashion, to that which our latter-day lotus-eaters would most willingly forget.

• They serve as anchors, and they also absorb water and nutrients for lotus growth.

• We invite those interested to share our lotus collections for this and other avenues of useful research.

• A substantial decrease in the water level in a lotus pot can quickly cause drying of interveinal tissues in tall standing leaves.

• Except for the proteins mentioned earlier, the identities, functions and characteristics of the remaining heat-hardy lotus proteins are at present unknown.

• Why do lotus fruits exhibit such remarkable longevity?

• Propagation by rhizomes is the fastest and easiest means of reproduction in lotus cultivation.

• Man might lie in the sunshine, and eat lotuses, and fancy it "always afternoon," if his wife would let him!

• The large cotyledons of lotus fruits comprise about two-thirds of their total dry weight.

• Apparently, this was done after they had been placed in the lotus position.

• This unique treasure trove of old lotus fruits could be used to uncover information about the effects of low-dose long-term -radiation on biological systems.

• The rapid response to insults, and an ability to repair cellular damage, may contribute to the hardiness of lotus seedlings and plants.

• Just how long individual rhizomes are able to survive is evidently unknown, but their renewal of lotus stands year after year goes on and on.