The upcoming discussion will update you about the difference between algae and fungi. Difference # Algae: 1. Algae contain chlorophyll and, so are green in colour. 2. Algae can manufacture their own food. They are autophytes or autotrophic plants. 3. Algae can grow only in light, as that factor is indispensable for food-synthesis. 4. The plant bodies of algae are [...]
In this article we will discuss about the description of pea plant with diagram. Pea plant (Fig. 220) is a common annual herb cultivated during the winter for the seeds. It is a weak plant and climbs with the help of tendrils. The roots are infected by nitrogen fixing bacteria and they form characteristic nodules. Leaves are pinnately compound (imparipinnate), [...]
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 [...]