Sebastian John Adams

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What are the propagation and cultivation details of Blepharis edulis?

Like planting, watering method harvesting, collection, storage condition.

09 September 2014 5,339 3 View

Online tool for drawing floral diagrams?

Is there any online tool or software available for drawing floral diagrams? I need to obtain a floral diagram as output by inputting the floral formula of any flower.

09 September 2013 8,183 7 View

Viability of Embelia ribes seeds?

On the propagation studies of Embelia ribes seeds. To check the viability, which is the best method to adopt? limitations are seeds are very small, some times seeds are empty. both the case...

06 June 2013 822 14 View

How do airborne microbes play a significant role in digesting insects which are trapped by carnivorous plants?

The trapping and digestion mechanism is done by two types of glands usually: stalked glands and sessile glands. What about airborne microbes? Do microbes help in digesting the trapped insects?

02 February 2013 5,131 1 View

What is the physiological process that occurs in the transition zone before and after heartwood formation?

During the formation of heartwood, changes occur like deposition of chemicals and color changes. Mainly it becomes non-living and inactive. The keen observation of heartwood formation based on...

02 February 2013 6,440 2 View

What is recent research in wood anatomy?

Specially in Heartwood, Related to Ayurvedic medicine

10 October 2012 5,618 1 View

Which is the key anatomical character to differentiate Berberis aristata and other Berberis species, the root or stem part?

Berberis aristata & Berberis asiatica are very difficult to identify using microscopical sections. Are there any key characters to identify the Berberis aristata from other Berberis species?

10 October 2012 421 3 View

How will leaf venation help in plant identification?

Normally inflorescence is used to identify plants. Only by using leaf morphology can we differentiate the plants. I think it is possible to some extent when it comes to genus level or species...

09 September 2012 8,540 37 View

In Cymose inflorescence, what is the reason behind flowering order according to physiological action?

Flowering pattern of flower- First is terminal flower, second-right of its terminal, and third and final is left of its terminal eg: Jasminum species. can anyone suggest me why it happening like...

09 September 2012 2,201 0 View

In Cymose inflorescence, what is the reason behind flowering order according to physiological action?

Flowering pattern of flower- First is terminal flower, second-right of its terminal, and third and final is left of its terminal eg: Jasminum species. can anyone suggest me why it happening like...

09 September 2012 4,174 1 View

Can microorganisms induce the phenolic compounds in heartwood?

In heartwood part, there are more chemicals than in sapwood, if microorganisms induces the productions of chemicals. When it happens? During transition period or after utilization of starch...

09 September 2012 6,185 1 View

Can anyone suggest a histochemical test to localize lignans in plant material?

Furfuraldehyde is commonly used in phytochemical analysis to detect lignans. Are there any other histochemical methods that can be used to detect lignans?

07 July 2012 6,356 11 View

Plants containing alkaloid-terpenoid complex: is there any histochemical method to detect this complex and prove its complexity?

I am working on plant histochemical studies. I detected Alkaloid and terpenoid by using Dragendroff's and vanilin- perchloric acid tests respectively. I want to prove it in a single test to give...

04 April 2012 9,024 6 View