The videos were designed to teach students with a wide range of prior knowledge about the basics of plant life and the role that plants play in the everyday lives of humans.
American Society of Plant Biologists
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
University of Arkansas Department of Plant Pathology
University of Arkansas Museum Collections
University of Arkansas Herbarium
Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
Shady Business
A man out for revenge is caught trying to kill plants by interfering with their basic processes of life: photosynthesis and respiration.
Inorganic Elements
The detectives educate the public in order to stop a black market macro- and micronutrient-selling scheme.
Serious Cereal Selections
Detectives Root and Appleby reach back into the files and solve a cold case dealing with ancient corn.
The Seedy Side
A nursery caretaker learns the secret to preventing the extinction of her Sri Lankan red painted spider plants: Reproduction!
Walls of Wonder
Root teaches Appleby about the inner workings of the plant cell wall.
The Meristem Mafia
Detectives Root and Appleby try to stop Venny the Venus Flytrap and his diverse group of goons from taking over the world.
Rewarding Plants
Appleby learns just how important plants are in his daily life.
Death by Dehydration
After a distressed woman calls about the death of her beloved fern plant, Root and Appleby investigate and suspect that, in fact, she may be to blame.
Hormonal Disguise
The theft of several plant hormones from a garden supply store sends Root and Appleby on a chase after a shapeshifter.
Disease
The detectives seek the culprit of an outbreak at the farm.