Melissa Petruzzello

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica delves into parasitic plants and some of the unique adaptations found in dodder. This is the third installment of the Botanize! podcast series. Author - Melissa Petruzzello. Narrator - Melissa...

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica and Theo Llewellyn of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Imperial College London delve into the unusual biology of lichens and explore their ecological importance. This is the 11th installment of the...

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica and Dr. Stacy Baez of the Pew Charitable Trusts discuss mangrove conservation and explore the many services these critical plants provide humans and ecosystems. This is the tenth installment of the...

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica discusses “plant blindness” as a form of cognitive bias and why understanding plants is important for humanity. This is the first installment of the Botanize! podcast series. Author - Melissa Petruzzello....

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica and Kyle Shanebeck of the University of Alberta discuss the relationship between sea otters and the health of giant kelp forests and eelgrass meadows. This is the fourth installment of the Botanize!...

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica explores some of the medicinal, mind-altering, and deadly ways in which plant secondary metabolites can interact with the human body. This is part two of a two-part program and the 14th installment of the...

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica delves into some of the flavourful and painful ways in which plant secondary metabolites can interact with the human body. This is part one of a two-part program and the 12th installment of the Botanize!...

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica and Emily Booth of Temple University discuss the effects of fire on plants and how climate change may alter the impacts of fire on plant communities. This is the second installment of the Botanize!...

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica and Dr. Naomi Fraga of the California Botanic Garden discuss rare plants and their conservation. This is the seventh installment in the Botanize! podcast series. Author - Melissa Petruzzello. Narrator -...

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica and Åsmund Asdal of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault discuss crop diversity, seed banking, and the important work done by this remote facility. This is the sixth installment of the Botanize! podcast series....

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica delves into the incredible life cycle of the titan arum, a massive corpse flower. This is the eighth installment of the Botanize! podcast series. Author - Melissa Petruzzello. Narrator - Melissa...

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica explores two of the largest organisms on Earth and the asexual reproductive strategies that have facilitated their remarkable growth. This is the fifth installment of the Botanize! podcast series. Author...

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica and Dr. Lynnaun Johnson of Rush University, Chicago, discuss the relationship between orchids and fungi and the effect this dependence has on orchid conservation. This is the ninth installment of the...

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica discusses the ecology and uses of yeasts. She is joined by Michele Metych to talk about wild yeasts and sourdough bread making. This is the 13th installment of the Botanize! podcast series. Author -...