Observe the underground sequence of the germination, growth, and appearance of leaves in wheat
Time-lapse video showing wheat germination and growth; the underground sequence was filmed over five days and the appearance of leaves over six days.
Video by Neil Bromhall; music, Musopen.org (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
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NASA/Dryden Research Aircraft Movie CollectionAn X-15 rocket-powered research aircraft launching from a U.S. Air Force B-52, c. 1960s.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Muslim women working in a factory.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Packing cans of fish in Prospect Harbor, Maine.
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Video by Neil Bromhall; music, Paul Pitman/Musopen.org (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Time-lapse video of the hypogeal (cotyledons remain belowground) germination of runner beans (Phaseolus coccineus ‘Enorma'), filmed over a three-week period.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Three pea seeds germinating. The roots grow in the direction of gravity, a phenomenon called gravitropism
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Video by Neil Bromhall; music, Aaron Prillaman/Musopen.org (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Time-lapse video, filmed over a three-week period, of oat (Avena sativa) germination and growth.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Combines harvesting wheat in South Dakota
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