Coix is a gras which bears bead-like structures , which are green when young and become black, grey to ivory coloured on maturing. The stigma of Coix is trifid, coloured and feathery. The stigma wa...
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Infestation found in: Tamarind seed flour
Fig. Infested Tamarind seed flour
Assumed pest: Cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne)
Morphological charecteristics (for confirmation)
Antenna is serr...
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Infestation found in: Coriander seed
Fig. Infested Coriander spice
Macrostructure image of infested pest:
Fig: Infested pest found in Coriander spice
Assumed pest: Drug store beetle (Stegobium pa...
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Infestation found in: Horse gram
Fig: Infested Horse gram pulse
Macrostructure image of infested pest:
Fig: Infested pest found in Horse gram pulse
Assumed pest: Cowpea weevil (Callosobruchus mac...
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Infestaion found in: Black cumin
Fig. Infested black cumin spice
Macrostructure image of infested pest:
Fig: Infested pest found in black cumin spice
Assumed pest: Red flour beetle (Tribolium cas...
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Common name: Job’s tears (Hindi- Samkru)
Botanical name: Coix lacryma-jobi
Family: Poaceae(Grass family)
Habitat: Foothills of Himalayas
Importance- Used as a minor cereal and fodder. The berri...
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[caption id=”attachment_85232″ align=”alignnone” width=”225″] Learning of Foldscope by Utkarsh Kataria & Navya singh ( IVth Class students) and Ayujaksh Kumar (1st Class student) @ Miranda Hous...
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[caption id=”attachment_85107″ align=”alignnone” width=”169″] Curiosity for the Foldscope/1st step for first generation for learning Cell Biology. 1st Class,& 4th Class students[/caption]
The a...
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Collection site – Sec-32 ,Chandigarh
Habitat – Wild
Habit – Climber
Inflorescence – Dichasial to polychasial cymes
Flower – Actinomorphic, polypetalous, 5 stamens,...
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White-green moldy growth was seen on a rotting orange. Observing a prepared slide of the sample under a foldscope revealed hyphae and conidia borne on conidiophore. Probably it is a Penicillium sp...
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[caption id=”attachment_83740″ align=”alignnone” width=”225″] T.S. oF Stem o f Ocimum tenuiflorum (Tulsi) dark Staining with safranin. The leaves of Tulsi were collected from ICAR, Meghalaya under ...
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[caption id=”attachment_82989″ align=”alignnone” width=”300″] Discussion on structural changes in the plants (poster presentation),Twinning Program: Miranda House, DU & ICAR RC NEH, Umiam Megh...
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