Detection of Carbohydrates in Plants | Practical Botany

In this article we will discuss about the tests for detection of carbohydrates in plants with the help of experiments. Carbohydrates are the condensation products of polyhydroxyaldehydes or polyhydroxyketones and their derivatives. They contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, in which the ratio of hydrogen and oxygen is generally 2: 1. In the living world there are a large number of [...]