Fern fiddleheads seen through foldscope
[gallery columns=”4″ ids=”75129,75130,75131,75132″] In the forest adjoining Ropar wetlands, we could see a lot many ferns. These had rhizomes – the underground stems from which the leaves are produ...
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Wasp Paper nest (Fibers in nature)
A fallen paper nest of wasp was seen outside my bedroom window. It was empty and probably the wasps had flown away. I picked it up to observe its structure through a foldscope. I was able to see a ...
Read ItSectioning ovary of a wild mallow flower
Transverse section of ovary of a wild mallow flower was sliced and observed under foldscope. The ovules with their outer integuments were clearly visible. The inner parenchymatous portion of t...
Read ItPollen of Pink Wild Musk Mallow
From a students’ desk : Mohit Sharma Learning usage and assembly of foldscope @ GGDSD workshop gave me real life-time experience – ‘how amazing the nature is ? On 2nd day of workshop we were tak...
Read ItAmazing explorations of a flowering weed on my rooftop
A weed was seen growing on my rooftop. It was a succulent plant with linear leaves. All the flowers except one had fertilized giving rise to seeds. The single flower that was seen had not opened up...
Read ItFungal infection in pulp of orange fruit.
[caption id=”attachment_70047″ align=”alignnone” width=”169″] Structure of pulp of orange infected with fungus. The brownish part is fungus inside the pulp. The rest structure look alike a inner st...
Read ItAre these galls ?
The root nodules isolated from smaller plants were clearly visible ( as shown in previous post). But some plants that were having thick and robust roots showed prolific growth. Are these galls o...
Read ItRoot nodules isolated from bean plant
The bean plants in my kitchen garden wilted out. So I uprooted them to give place to new plants. But as I took out the plants, I could see numerous nodules on the lateral roots. I collected the nod...
Read Itsilk fabric fiber
brief look at silk Silk was dug up in 8,500 year old Chinese tombs. In 3630 BC silk fabric was used at the YangShao Neolithic(5000 BCE -3000 BCE) culture site excavated in 1921 in Henan provinc...
Read ItTomato fruit rot
Tomatoes bought from the store were stored in refrigerator. Two days later when I opened the basket, a tomato had rotted badly. I took out my foldscope and gently took a sample of the rotting tomat...
Read ItPollen grains of Brahmi through foldscope
I saw Brahmi plant growing in college herbal garden. Brahmi – Bacopa monnieri also called Indian pennywort is a creeping herb found along wetlands under wild conditions or else cultivated as it is ...
Read ItFrom laboratory to field - the story of an Orchid
I am fascinated by orchids and that happens to be my area of interest. Learning foldscopy at a workshop @ GGDSD, Chandigarh, It was now time for exploring. I requested the foldscope team @ GGDSD Ch...
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