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Photoperiod: Subject-Matter, Response and Approach | Flowering

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning of Photoperiod 2. Photoperiodic Response Groups 3. Photoinductive Cycles 4. Genetic Approach 5. Flowering Hormone. Subject-Matter of Photoperiod: Two American plant physiologists, W.W. Garner and H.A. Allard (1920) while working at the USA department of Agriculture Research Laboratories at Beltsville, Maryland made observations that tobacco variety, Maryland Mammoth, grew vegetatively in [...]

By |2016-07-20T08:05:17+00:00July 20, 2016|Flowering Plants|Comments Off on Photoperiod: Subject-Matter, Response and Approach | Flowering
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Cradle of Flowering Plants in India

In this article we will discuss about the cradle of flowering plants in India. The studies on Indian plants were first initiated by European visitors, endrik Van Rheede (1678-1703) Published 12 volumes of Hortus Malabaricus. Even before the publication of Species plantarum by Linnaeus (1753). Work on Indian flora was initiated by Roxburgh (1814, 1820-24) and then Hooker and Thompson [...]

By |2016-07-12T13:59:03+00:00July 12, 2016|Flowering Plants|Comments Off on Cradle of Flowering Plants in India
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Anatomy of the Embryo and Young Seedling | Flowering Plants

Let us learn about Anatomy of the Embryo and Young Seedling in Flowering Plants. After reading this article you will learn about: 1. Anatomy of the Cotyledon 2. Anatomy of Mesocotyl 3. Anatomy of the Sheath of Cotyledon 4. Anatomy of the Hypocotyl 5. Anatomy of the Seedling Root. Anatomy of the Cotyledon: The traces of the cotyledon vary in [...]

By |2016-02-02T15:37:19+00:00February 2, 2016|Flowering Plants|Comments Off on Anatomy of the Embryo and Young Seedling | Flowering Plants
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