Research finds Australian wattle seeds have a fire gauge and a rain gauge

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Period	30 Jan 2020

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Title	Research finds Australian wattle seeds have a fire gauge and a rain gauge
Country/Territory	Australia
Date	30/01/20
Description	Associate Professor Geoff Burrows has discovered the seed coat of Australian wattles has two functions: firstly, to sense when a fire has occurred, and secondly, to determine when enough rain has fallen to allow for successful regeneration.
URL	https://news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/research-finds-australian-wattle-seeds-have-a-fire-gauge-and-a-rain-gauge
Persons	Geoffrey Burrows