In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning of Herbarium 2. Equipment for Preparing Herbarium Seeds 3. Method of Specimen Collection and Mounting 4. Uses 5. Important Herbaria 6. Identification of Species. Meaning of Herbarium: Herbarium is a place where dried and pressed plant specimens, mounted on sheets are kept systematically according to a widely accepted system of classification. [...]
In this article we will discuss about the Codes and Rules of Nomenclature. There are five codes of nomenclature: (i) International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN), (ii) International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), (iii) International Code of Bacteriological Nomenclature (IC Вас N), (iv) International Code of Viral Nomenclature (ICVN) and (v) International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP). International [...]
The following points highlight the four major branches of Taxonomy. The branches are: 1. Cytotaxonomy 2. Chemotaxonomy 3. Numerical Taxonomy 4. Cladistics Taxonomy. Branch # 1. Cytotaxonomy: It is classification based on information provided by comparative cytological studies, number of chromosomes, structure and meiotic behaviour of chromosomes. It is known that fewer and larger chromosomes have been formed in many [...]