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'''Plants''' are living organisms of the kingdom Plantae. They can be divided in [[ornamental plants]] and [[crops]]. Plants can be cultivated [[Agriculture|with]] or [[Container gardening|without land]]. | |||
== Uses == | |||
Besides their initial use (such as for their aesthetic value, human consumption, coloring, medicinal use, and so on), plants can can also be used for other things. Examples include: | |||
* reducing soil evaporation and the providing of shade to other plants and animals | |||
* work as a ground cover preventing other plants (such as weeds) from growing on that location | |||
* forming attractive and fragrant flowers and leaves: these can be pleasing to people, and stimulate local biodiversity (attract/maintain pollinators) | |||
* some plants can do the opposite: the repelling of certain insects and some larger animals | |||
* some plants act as companion plants: these plants can stimulate the growing of other plants | |||
* some plants (namely, tall and strong plants, thorny plants) when placed in a row (hedge) can be used to deny (or reduce) access to a space behind it, increasing safety | |||
* some plants (namely, densely growing plants) when placed in a row (hedge) can be used to act as a [[windbreak]] and/or reduce vision of a space behind it (the latter increasing privacy) | |||
* enriching the soil, through nitrogen fixation, organic matter or encouraging soil organisms | |||
* reducing soil erosion | |||
* generate electricity through microbial activity at the roots ([[Microbial fuel cell|plant-MFC]]). | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Horticulture]] | |||
* [[Agriculture]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:03, 31 March 2024
Plants are living organisms of the kingdom Plantae. They can be divided in ornamental plants and crops. Plants can be cultivated with or without land.
Uses[edit | edit source]
Besides their initial use (such as for their aesthetic value, human consumption, coloring, medicinal use, and so on), plants can can also be used for other things. Examples include:
- reducing soil evaporation and the providing of shade to other plants and animals
- work as a ground cover preventing other plants (such as weeds) from growing on that location
- forming attractive and fragrant flowers and leaves: these can be pleasing to people, and stimulate local biodiversity (attract/maintain pollinators)
- some plants can do the opposite: the repelling of certain insects and some larger animals
- some plants act as companion plants: these plants can stimulate the growing of other plants
- some plants (namely, tall and strong plants, thorny plants) when placed in a row (hedge) can be used to deny (or reduce) access to a space behind it, increasing safety
- some plants (namely, densely growing plants) when placed in a row (hedge) can be used to act as a windbreak and/or reduce vision of a space behind it (the latter increasing privacy)
- enriching the soil, through nitrogen fixation, organic matter or encouraging soil organisms
- reducing soil erosion
- generate electricity through microbial activity at the roots (plant-MFC).
