PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Dr Vikram Baliga is a Horticulture Lecturer at Texas Tech University. He hosts the Planthropology podcast, where he interviews amazing people from the world of botany, and has a popular account on Tiktok called @theplantprof.
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