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February 2

Pills as seeds

Is it possible to bury some kind of a pill or other medicine in the ground and for it to grow into something? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:999:400:51B0:41D3:1290:1AEA:9E2F (talk) 06:25, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not unless it's an actual seed. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 08:13, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There are "pelleted seeds" that resemble pills, and there are encapsulated seeds that are coated with fertilizer that also resemble pills. Just plant them, water them. and watch them grow. 136.56.52.157 (talk) 20:27, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Those are actual seeds. If the OP plants a medicine pill to watch it grow, why stop there? The OP could plant money and see if it produces a tree that money grows on. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:40, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I once spread bird seed all over my yard; sure enough, soon there were birds on my lawn! 136.56.52.157 (talk) 05:03, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Feathers stuck in the ground sometimes grow into roosters Down Here -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 19:18, 3 February 2023 (UTC) [reply]

By the way...

...There could be a WP article on Synthetic seeds:

Singh, Anjali (24 Nov 2022). "Synthetic Seeds: Definition and Applications". Plant Cell Technology.
Tran, Nam (22 July 2021). "What is synthetic seed technology?". Lab Associates.
Sahoo, Santi & Rout, Jyoti & Kanungo, Satyajit. (2012). Synthetic Seeds. (PDF) via ResearchGate

--136.56.52.157 (talk) 05:41, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

- How many of those things are medicines? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:47, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Very interesting. Those aren't WP:RS though. Invasive Spices (talk) 18:10, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This^[1] is. Invasive Spices (talk) 18:55, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Gantait, Saikat; Kundu, Suprabuddha; Ali, Nasim; Sahu, Narayan (2015). "Synthetic seed production of medicinal plants: a review on influence of explants, encapsulation agent and matrix". Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 37 (5). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1007/s11738-015-1847-2. ISSN 0137-5881. Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków.

Kilonova versus supernova.

Here I find: "when it comes to comparing them to your average supernova, [kilonovae] fall far short, whether it be in terms of luminosity or power". But here it says: "A kilonova is an even stronger type of explosion than the typical supernova that happens when large stars blow up." Which is correct? The Wikipedia articles on these events do not contain data that allow for a comparison. When comparing events, one should also distinguish between the maximal power (energy output per time unit) during an event and the total energy over the lifetime of an event. --Lambiam 12:11, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The sources in the Wikipedia article kilonova agree with your first source, and not the second. I'd ignore the second. --Jayron 32 12:47, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I believe the issue is the word "stronger." Neither is demonstrating physical strength. So, that word is not being used properly. What should be explained is relative brightness. The article on Wikipedia explains that the average brightness of a kilonova is much less than a supernova, but the peak brightness is far greater. 97.82.165.112 (talk) 19:51, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Kilonova emits only relatively weak electromagnetic radiation. However the total energy of the explosion is still enormous although it is mainly emitted in the form gravitational waves or neutrinos. Ruslik_Zero 20:37, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[synthetic-1] Gantait, Saikat; Kundu, Suprabuddha; Ali, Nasim; Sahu, Narayan (2015). "Synthetic seed production of medicinal plants: a review on influence of explants, encapsulation agent and matrix". Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 37 (5). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1007/s11738-015-1847-2. ISSN 0137-5881. Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków.

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