The following points highlight the two main methods of vegetative propagation. The methods are: 1. Vegetative Propagation by Leaves 2. Vegetative Propagation by Stem Cuttings. Method # 1. Vegetative Propagation by Leaves: 1. Take a pot, fill it with suitable amount of garden soil and put some water on the soil. 2. Pluck 2-3 leaves from the plants of Bryophyllum [...]
The below mentioned article provides a practical experiment on the test of plant viruses. Requirements: 1. TMV infected tobacco plant. 2. Healthy tobacco plant of the same age as that of the infected plant. 3. Homogenizer. 4. Filtration apparatus. 5. K2HPO4 - 1 % or (0.057M). 6. Distilled water, Carborundrum powder, etc. 7. Pipette, brush and spatula. 8. Glass-door chambers. [...]
The below mentioned article provides a practical experiment on the Isolation of Plant Pathogen. Principle: The term 'pathogen' means the organism that incites diseases on living being. It may be fungus, bacteria, virus etc. The pathogen can easily be isolated in artificial culture media for identification and subsequent characterisation. Requirements: 1. Infected plant parts/plant 2. Petridishes 3. Forceps and knife [...]