Ep. 459 - Pigments & Plant Stress

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Plants, Nature, Natural Sciences, Science, Ecology, Botany

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🗓️ 4 February 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Plant pigments certainly catch the eyes of many organisms, but they serve many important functions beyond simple attraction. For instance, plant pigments can play a huge role in managing stressors like heat, sunlight, and more. Join me and Dr. Niky Hughes as we explore one of the most abundant and important types of plant pigments - anthocyanins - and learn how they not only vary in appearance but also in functional benefit. This episode was produced in part by Charis, EJ, Laura, Sung, NOK, Stephen, Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants podcast the official
0:03.2	podcast of Indefensive Plants.
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0:18.8	for a tiny little bit of support each month and as I said it is one of the best ways to keep the show up and
0:23.8	running and I think all my patrons who make the show possible. But today we are
0:28.5	continuing the theme of plant stress but we're taking a different approach and that is
0:32.4	through the lens of plant pigments,
0:34.3	specifically the anthocyanins.
0:36.7	I'm sure that is a buzzword many of you have might have heard before especially if you spend any time
0:41.2	in human nutrition.
0:42.6	But my guest today is Dr. Nicky Hughes
0:44.7	who looks at anthocyanins in plants
0:47.4	and how they protect plants against various stressors.
0:50.1	Dr Hughes is really excited about this material and does a great job in explaining it.
0:55.2	I don't want to keep you from this conversation any longer so let's just jump right into it.
0:59.3	Without further ado, here's my conversation with Dr. Nicky Hughes.
1:02.4	I hope you are. I am really excited to talk to you today, but let's start off with an introduction.
1:23.4	Tell everyone a little bit about who you are and what it is you do.
1:26.8	I'm an associate professor of biology at High Point University where I teach classes in Botany, Global Change, Ecology,
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