Data essential for different ecological characterization of a vegetation or a plant community needs detailed survey of the area. A preliminary survey or reconnaissance precedes intensive work in any particular area. During the primary survey of a vegetation the following criteria are generally observed: 1. Distribution of different communities and such other ecological groups, 2. Different climatic, edaphic and topographic [...]
Enzymes are thermo-labile organic catalysts which are very much sensitive to heat and pH. The activity of a number of respiratory enzymes could be detected within plant tissue by suitable tests. (a) Detection of Dehydrogenase: This enzyme accomplishes intracellular oxidation and reduction by the transfer of hydrogen from one type of molecule to another. The importance of such enzyme is [...]
The plant community can be studied for its different analytic and synthetic characters. I. Analytical Characters: The following qualitative and quantitative characteristics of a plant community constitute its analytic character: A. Qualitative Structure of Plant Community: The qualitative composition and structure of the plant community can be studied and described by visual observations only without using any sampling or measuring [...]