Journey of a Flower
In short: An exploration of the evolutionary origins, historical cultivation, and modern technological advancements of the global flowering plant industry.
A 1:16 short film in the series “The Story Behind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Nature, “Phylogenomics and the rise of the angiosperms”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Darwin's legacy: the forms, function and sexual diversity of flowers”; MIT Press, “The Spectacular Rise of Ornamental Plants”; University of Chicago, “The Garden of Clusius at Leiden”; Smithsonian Magazine, “The Secrets Behind Your Flowers”; Springer, “Advancing ornamental plant breeding through genomic technologies: opportunities, challenges, and future directions”; Springer, “Breeding of Ornamental Crops: Annuals and Cut Flowers”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “An analysis of conventional and modern packaging approaches for cut flowers: a review article”; University of Massachusetts Amherst, “Sugar and Acidity in Preservative Solutions for Field-Grown Cut Flowers : Greenhouse & Floriculture : Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (CAFE) at UMass Amherst”.
Sources used in this film
- Nature — Phylogenomics and the rise of the angiosperms · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Darwin's legacy: the forms, function and sexual diversity of flowers · View →
- MIT Press — The Spectacular Rise of Ornamental Plants · View →
- University of Chicago — The Garden of Clusius at Leiden · View →
- Smithsonian Magazine — The Secrets Behind Your Flowers · View →
- Springer — Advancing ornamental plant breeding through genomic technologies: opportunities, challenges, and future directions · View →
- Springer — Breeding of Ornamental Crops: Annuals and Cut Flowers · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — An analysis of conventional and modern packaging approaches for cut flowers: a review article · View →
- University of Massachusetts Amherst — Sugar and Acidity in Preservative Solutions for Field-Grown Cut Flowers : Greenhouse & Floriculture : Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (CAFE) at UMass Amherst · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Nature: Phylogenomics and the rise of the angiosperms
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Darwin's legacy: the forms, function and sexual diversity of flowers
- Also: MIT Press: The Spectacular Rise of Ornamental Plants
- Also: University of Chicago: The Garden of Clusius at Leiden
- Also: Smithsonian Magazine: The Secrets Behind Your Flowers
- Also: Springer: Advancing ornamental plant breeding through genomic technologies: opportunities, challenges, and future directions
- Also: Springer: Breeding of Ornamental Crops: Annuals and Cut Flowers
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): An analysis of conventional and modern packaging approaches for cut flowers: a review article
- Also: University of Massachusetts Amherst: Sugar and Acidity in Preservative Solutions for Field-Grown Cut Flowers : Greenhouse & Floriculture : Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (CAFE) at UMass Amherst
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