In this article we will analyse various properties of water which affect plant growth:- 1. Hardness 2. Chloride 3. Dissolved Oxygen (DO) 4. Iron. 1. Hardness (EDTA Titrimetric Method): Water hardness is the traditional measure of the capacity of water to react with soap, hard water requiring a considerable amount of soap to produce lather. Hardness of water is not [...]
In this article we will study about the secondary structures of plant with the help of suitable diagrams. A. Stem of Aristo-lochia Sp. (Fig. 7.1): In the primary condition the stem reveals the features of a typical dicotyledonous stem, i.e., presence of uniseriate epidermis, well differentiated cortex, ring arrangement of vascular bundles which are distinctly collateral and open type, [...]
In this article we will discuss about the application of some histochemical methods in the study of plants: 1. Procedure for Histochemical Localization of Total Insoluble Polysaccharides 2. Histochemical Localization of Starch by 1 Kl Method 3. Histochemical Localization of Proteins by Bromophenol Blue Method and few others. 1. Procedure for Histochemical Localization of Total Insoluble Polysaccharides: 1. Place the [...]