Do you know how to grow aloe vera at home? If not, you must add this beautiful ornamental succulent to your houseplant collection. Growing aloe vera plants will offer tons of health and beauty benefits. Aloe vera is a thick, short-stemmed succulent plant. It is the commercial succulent used by many cosmetic, beverages and healthcare …
What are the characteristics of mushrooms? All mushrooms are fungi. However, all fungi cannot be mushrooms. So, they belong to the Kingdom of fungi and differ from plants and animals. The young or baby mushrooms bud off through primordium and are called pinheads. Mature mushrooms are the fruiting bodies called sporophores. They vary significantly in …
Water lily and lotus are aquatic flowering plants. At first glance, you may get confused between the two, but these beautiful flowers have notable differences. First, they belong to different families of flowering plants and have different growth patterns. Water lilies (Nymphaea species) belong to the Nymphaeaceae family. In contrast, lotuses (Nelumbo species) belong to …
The onion peel cell experiment is very popular for observing a plant cell structure. Onion is a eukaryotic plant that contains multicellular cells. We know that the cell is a structural and functional unit of life that builds up living structures. The bulb of onion is formed from modified leaves. Like plant cells, onions cells …
Sepals and petals differ more or less based on their colour, shape and size. Petals are fluorescently coloured with a symmetrical or asymmetrical shape, and their size varies from plant to plant. In contrast, a sepal in most flowers appears green in colour with varying shapes and sizes. A flower is dichlamydeous when a perianth …
Hydroponic systems cultivate plants in nutrient-rich water with or without using non-soil growing media around the root system. It includes deep water culture, wick system, Ebb and flow, nutrient film technique, drip system and aeroponics. For the commercial production of plants through hydroponics, a greenhouse is recommended best to cultivate plants like tomatoes, peppers, lettuces, …
The separation of plant pigments by paper chromatography is an analysis of pigment molecules of the given plant. Chromatography refers to colour writing. This method separates molecules based on size, density and absorption capacity. Chromatography depends upon absorption and capillarity. The absorbent paper holds the substance by absorption. Capillarity pulls the substance up the absorbent …
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A Potometer experiment is performed to estimate the transpiration rate in different plants. A potometer is an apparatus used to determine the transpiration rate of the cut shoot at the desired time. It is also called a transpirometer. Using the potometer, we can record the readings of water uptaken by the cut shoot. There are …
Do you know how ferns reproduce? Well, ferns are seedless, flowerless vascular plants. But, they can undergo both asexual and sexual modes of reproduction. The majority of ferns undergo sexual reproduction through spores. If you look underside the ferns leaf, you will find a row of small spots, called sori. Such spots are visible in …
Do you know how to dissect a flower? Or, have you ever taken a close look at the outside and inside of the flower? Well, to examine each floral part, we can perform flower dissection. Flowers are aesthetic to watch and add beauty to the world. They are colourful and scented, which makes them more …