Blog clipping

To include this story in your blog or website —

When leaves fall, more is occurring than a change of weather

Science Centric (23 Sep 2008 14:52 GMT) - A falling leaf often catches a poet's eye, but scientists also wonder about the phenomenon that causes leaves to fall, or abscission in plants. Abscission is the physiological process plants use to separate entire organs, such as leaves, petals, flowers and fruit, that allow plants to discard non-functional or infected organs…

— copy and paste the formatted text using the form to the left.