Read this essay to learn about the structure of a cell wall. Most of the plant cells have tough and semi rigid cell wall which is non-living in nature. The presence of this wall in plant cells distinguishes them from animal cells. The cell wall was actually noticed by the early workers in the seventeenth century long before the protoplasm [...]
Read this article in Hindi to learn about the tests conducted to identify various components present in the cell wall of plant cells. आप जानते हैं कि वनस्पति-कोशिकाएँ एक दृढ़ कोशिकाभित्ति से घिरी रहती है । कोशिका-भित्ति में अनेक रासायनिक अवयव उपस्थित रहते हैं उनमें से प्रमुख हैं- सेल्युलोज, लिग्रिन, सुबेरिन एवं म्यूसिलेज । इन अवयवों के अवलोकन हेतु निम्न [...]
In this article we will discuss about the process of thickening of cell wall in plants, explained with the help of suitable diagrams. The cell plate separates the two protoplast of a dividing cell. The cell plate gives rise to the middle lamella upon which the wall materials are laid down to form primary wall. During cell growth, each daughter [...]