How iodine was used to discover starch in plant leaves | Botany: A Blooming History

How botanists made the connection between a plant's growth and the energy from the sun.

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Clip Info
  • Clip length: 2'46''
  • Broadcast year: 2011
Curriculum Connection
  • Biology | Bioenergetics | Photosynthesis | Historical experiments to investigate photosynthesis
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  • Provider: BBC
  • Channel: BBC Four
  • Programme: Botany: A Blooming History
  • Episode: Photosynthesis
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