{"id":34,"date":"2022-04-26T19:12:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T19:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2024-05-24T13:54:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T13:54:55","slug":"fascination-of-plants-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/fascination-of-plants-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Fascination of Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;font-size: 14pt\">FASCINATION OF PLANTS 2024<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Posted May 15, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Fantastic year in Lancaster with three different events!!! <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-455 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2024\/05\/FoPD_LancasterBroccoli-150x150.png\" alt=\"A cartoon of a broccoli showing muscle and wearing a red superhero cape. Text around it reads Fascination of Plants Lancaster. \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2024\/05\/FoPD_LancasterBroccoli-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2024\/05\/FoPD_LancasterBroccoli-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2024\/05\/FoPD_LancasterBroccoli-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2024\/05\/FoPD_LancasterBroccoli-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2024\/05\/FoPD_LancasterBroccoli-1536x1536.png 1536w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2024\/05\/FoPD_LancasterBroccoli.png 1831w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>We started with the exhibition at Lancaster University Library, that will be open until the 20th of May. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>On the 15th of May, the Special Collections and Archive team, prepared a beautiful exhibition &#8220;Plants in the Special Collections&#8221;. Because both reading and being around plants help reduce stress, what better way to mark Fascination of Plants Day and Mental Health Awareness Week that an exhibition of beautiful books about plants.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-460\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2024\/05\/Image-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"4748\" height=\"3357\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Our third event will take place on the 18th of May, in Lancaster Charter Market, from 10am to 4pm. We will be doing activities, games, and we have prepared a map with a trail to visit the beautiful green spaces around Lancaster.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Hope to see you there!\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: 'Nothing You Could Do', handwriting\"><strong>Tamara<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Fascination of Plants Day 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Posted April 19, 2024<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b>Our first event for Fascination of Plants Day 2024 will be an exhibition in Lancaster University\u00a0 Library. <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b>We will celebrate Plant and Crop Science research in Lancaster through history and imagine the future.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-436 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2024\/04\/FoPD_LancasterLibrary_pomotion-212x300.png\" alt=\"Image of a tree in a library\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2024\/04\/FoPD_LancasterLibrary_pomotion-212x300.png 212w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2024\/04\/FoPD_LancasterLibrary_pomotion-724x1024.png 724w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2024\/04\/FoPD_LancasterLibrary_pomotion-768x1086.png 768w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2024\/04\/FoPD_LancasterLibrary_pomotion-1086x1536.png 1086w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2024\/04\/FoPD_LancasterLibrary_pomotion-1448x2048.png 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>The exhibition will be open form the 10th to the 20th of May. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>For more information, past events, and upcoming events in your area you can visit Fascination of Plants Day official site (<a href=\"https:\/\/plantday18may.org\/#:~:text=Fascination%20of%20Plants%20Day%20(FoPD,on%20the%20PR%20toolbox%20page.\">click here<\/a>) or visit out web activities from 2022 (<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/fascination-of-plants-2022\/\">click here<\/a>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: 'Nothing You Could Do', handwriting\"><strong>Tamara<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;font-size: 14pt\">Fascination of Plants Day 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Posted May 18, 2022<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>We, a group of<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/lec\/research\/research-areas\/plant-and-crop-science\/\">Plant and Crop Science<\/a> scientist at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/\">Lancaster University,<\/a> have prepared activities to share our enthusiasm about plants and our research. We hope that you enjoy them, and became as fascinated with plants as we are.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click in the activity to open:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/fascination-of-plants-2022\/colouring-fascinating-plants\/\">Colouring Fascinating Plants<\/a><\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-110 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2022\/05\/Rice-field-3-ML-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2022\/05\/Rice-field-3-ML-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2022\/05\/Rice-field-3-ML-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2022\/05\/Rice-field-3-ML-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2022\/05\/Rice-field-3-ML-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2022\/05\/Rice-field-3-ML.jpg 1119w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/fascination-of-plants-2022\/games-corner\/\"><b>Games corner<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/fascination-of-plants-2022\/cook-with-us\/\"><strong>Cook with us<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/fascination-of-plants-2022\/our-fascinating-crops\/\"><strong>Our Fascinating Crops<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/fascination-of-plants-2022\/helping-pollinators\/\"><b>Helping Pollinators<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fascination of Plants is a worldwide event to celebrate and increase visibility of plants. You can find more activities and information about Fascination of Plants Day <a href=\"https:\/\/plantday18may.org\/\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';font-size: 12pt\">Fascination of Plants Day 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Posted Apr. 26, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>We are preparing the activities for Fascination of Plants 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile you can discover our work at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/lec\/research\/research-areas\/plant-and-crop-science\/\">Lancaster Environment Centre<\/a>. You can learn how scientist are helping to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/lec\/about-us\/news\/reducing-waste-in-the-food-system\">reduce waste in the food system<\/a>, that causes he 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, or to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/lec\/about-us\/news\/helping-to-breed-better-cowpea-crops\">breed better cowpea plants<\/a> in collaboration with breeders in Nigeria and scientists in America.<\/p>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-46\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2022\/04\/cowpea_ML-e1651091014366-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"leaves and flowers of cowpea plant\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2022\/04\/cowpea_ML-e1651091014366-300x163.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2022\/04\/cowpea_ML-e1651091014366-1024x555.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2022\/04\/cowpea_ML-e1651091014366-768x416.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2022\/04\/cowpea_ML-e1651091014366-1536x832.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2022\/04\/cowpea_ML-e1651091014366-500x271.jpg 500w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/plant-crop-science-outreach\/files\/2022\/04\/cowpea_ML-e1651091014366.jpg 1668w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h1>\n<p>Fascination of Plants is a worldwide event to celebrate and increase visibility of plants. You can find more activities and information about Fascination of Plants Day <a href=\"https:\/\/plantday18may.org\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FASCINATION OF PLANTS 2024 Posted May 15, 2024 Fantastic year in Lancaster with three different events!!! We started with the exhibition at Lancaster University Library, that will be open until the 20th of May. 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