Jim Kling ([info]jkling) wrote,
@ 2007-10-31 10:39:00
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Fall Color
A turning leaf. The red color comes from carotene pigments in the leaf that are masked by chlorophyll until it starts to break down in fall.

Nicked from Molecule of the Day.



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[info]ase
2007-10-31 06:01 pm UTC (link)
Synchronicity: red leaves caused by nutrient storage? Trees in the upland areas, where soils don't have much nitrogen, had much redder leaves than the trees in the flood-plain environment.

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