Reviewing Dimorphic pollen in gourd
Reviewing my foldscope explorations on presence of different types of pollen in gourd, I plucked a flower from the same vine from which the previous flower was obtained. Teased an anther to dehisce...
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Dimorphic pollen in gourd
Bottle gourd – a common summer vegetable is a spreading vine that climbs with the help of stem tendrils on the hedges and supports. It has been raining ferociously these days, so the vine in my nei...
Read ItUnusual polymorphic pollen in Canna flower
Canna – a monocot, represents a single genus of the family Cannaceae. The pollen isolated from the large single white coloured anther unfolded the unusual polymorphic pollen structure when seen th...
Read ItFoldscope assembly and Usage workshop of Foldscope microscope in Rishiram shikshan sansthan school at Uttarkashi
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Stem cross section
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Compound pollen grains of Gum arabic tree (Babool)
Its my privilege to explore nature using foldscope, which otherwise would have gone unnoticed by me. Babool (Acacia nilotica) is a medium-sized tree cultivated along the roadsides in Punjab. It is ...
Read ItBlack mould on Onion
Mouldy growth was seen in onion on peeling out the dry outer covering. On viewing through the foldscope the fungus was found to be black mould. Presence of sporangium on the sporangiophore/ conidio...
Read ItDiseased mango leaf
I spotted a fallen diseased mango leaf under the mango tree growing in my neighborhood. On performing foldscopy it was seen there were brown coloured necrotic patches, with yellowing of leaves ar...
Read ItFungal growth on sheath of corn cob
I had gone for roasted corn cob (called Bhutta in my native language), when I landed on this foldscope adventure. Corn cobs are a delicacy in monsoons, however, before the vendor could roast it on...
Read ItSpores in resurrection plant - Selaginella
In vacations I was able to collect a resurrection plant – Selaginella belonging to the group Pteridophytes from Dehradun (India). Selaginella is commonly known as ‘spike moss’ or ‘club moss’. Mostl...
Read ItPeculiar characters observed in flower of Thorn apple (Datura)
Thorn apple – one of the poisonous flowering plant in nightshade family was seen growing along the banks of Ghaggar river in Panchkula district of Haryana (India). It commonly grows as a weed in wa...
Read ItSticky pollen in Duranta
Foldscope unfolded sticky pollen in another plant – Duranta erecta commonly called Damyanti. Duranta erecta is a common shrub cultivated in gardens as a fence is an invasive species. It bears small...
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