Maize or Indian corn (Fig. 221) is a stout annual plant cultivated for the grains during the rainy season. It forms a staple food in some parts of India. Roots are of fibrous adventitious type. Primary root aborts after germination, and is replaced by fibrous adventitious ones from the base of stem. Stems are stout, solid with distinct nodes and [...]
List of nine heterotrophic plants:- 1. Parasites 2. Saprophytes 3. Symbionts 4. Insectivorous or Carnivorous Plants 5. Nepenthes or Pitcher Plant 6. Drosera or Sundew 7. Utricularia or Bladderwort 8. Dionaea or Venus's Fly-Trap 9. Aldrovanda. Heterotrophic Plant # 1. Parasites: Plants, which grow on other living organisms and draw nourishment therefrom, are called parasites, and the living organisms attacked [...]
In this article we will discuss about the essential elements for healthy growth of a plant. It is found that thirteen elements are constantly present in the plant body, as revealed by ash analysis. The mere presence in the composition does not necessarily mean that they are all essential for the growth and nutrition of plants. What elements are essential [...]