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    監製:麥志恆

    15/12/2017
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    試想像世界上有些超級植物,表面看似正常,實則有着超能力,可以幫助人類解決環境污染、原材料短缺、貧窮等問題。這種超級植物確實存在!「超累積植物」會在葉子裡儲存大量重金屬,足以用來淨化土壤,有些甚至可以提取出金屬。在南海的新喀里多尼亞島上,一種不起眼的植物Phyllanthus balgooyi,居然可以修補露天採礦在土地留下的傷痕。另一邊廂,阿爾巴尼亞的農民則首次栽種蘊含鎳的植物。這種一直被他們視為無用的雜草,現在竟成為農民的生計來源。

    電視版本:粵語廣播

    Just imagine there were “superplants”. Plants that are quite normal in appearance but possess almost magical abilities. Little plants, which could help us mitigate problems like environmental pollution, shortages of raw materials and poverty. And these superplants do exist! Hyperaccumulators are plants that store so many heavy metals in their leaves that can decontaminate soil. Others can even be used to gather the accumulated raw materials. In the jungle of the South Sea paradise of New Caledonia, open-cast nickel mining has left huge scars in the landscape. Phyllanthus balgooyi, an unremarkable little plant, helps scientists restore this contaminated wasteland. Meanwhile in Albania, farmers are purposely harvesting nickel-accumulating plants for the first time. Plants that have been regarded as useless weed, can now open up new ways of sustenance for them.

    TV Version: Broadcast in Cantonese