In this article we will discuss about the features of some wood types:- 1. Wood of Magnolia 2. Wood of Shorea 3. Wood of Pinus. 1. Wood of Magnolia: General properties: Wood white, turning light yellowish-brown on ageing, soft to moderately hard; light to moderately heavy (sp. gr. 0.41-0.64 air dry); usually straight-grained and fine-textured. Gross features: Wood diffuse porous; [...]
In this article we will discuss about the general consideration of fungi. Discharge and Dissemination of Spores in Fungi: The actual process of spore discharge or spore liberation in fungi is the detachment of spores from the spore-bearing structure, and spore dissemination is the subsequent movement of the spores before coming to rest on a substrate. Spore discharge may be [...]
In this article we will discuss about the classification of plant diseases. (i) Diseases classified in relation to their occurrence: Study of plant diseases in relation to their occurrence (interaction of populations of plants, pathogens and environment) is known as epidemiology. There may be infectious disease and contagious disease. A disease which spreads slowly and is incited by a transmissible [...]