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It is interesting to observe coconut trees which transport water from the ground(?) to fairly large heights .What is the mechanism ? Can we replicate it artificially? .Why should it grow so tall...
02 May 2016 5,506 7 View
Normally fruits fall during night than during day. Any reason fro fruit abscision
02 May 2016 766 9 View
I want to know if i can have oxygen supply giving co2 and light for some minutes.
28 April 2016 6,959 4 View
Does anyone have a good protocol (with details) for measuring superoxide dismutase (SOD) in plant ?
28 April 2016 868 2 View
Hello, I have vitroplants for date palm, and now I am in the stage of acclimatization.I know the this stage is very difficult. So if someone was worked with this species can help me
28 April 2016 9,898 3 View
Can we grow bamboo seeds in MS basal media ? We were trieng to grow bamboo seeds in Murashige and Skoog basal media but the result have not come so far. So which media is best to grow...
27 April 2016 301 2 View
There are some reports about honest floral signals, e.g. flower colour change in many flowering plants correleted to nectar production, size of Dalechampia bracts indicating the size of a resin...
26 April 2016 1,618 5 View
Wisconsin fast plants (Brassica rapa) are the product of a breeding program developed for decades. They grow to full size in about 28-30 days. What has changed in them respect to their original...
14 April 2016 3,814 18 View
Dear Colleagues, We collected a Piper species from the Andaman Islands. Now it is bloomed. Can anybody tell us about the Piper identification experts in the world. Krishnaraj
13 April 2016 9,960 8 View
Zoology & Wild Animals
12 April 2016 2,641 5 View
During the seed germination, as the seeds are rich of phenolics and total sugars ants are disturbing the process of germination. Can any one suggest any easy method which will be effect to ants...
11 April 2016 4,822 8 View
for determining LAI on the feild and for take out plant sample to analyze the biomass
08 April 2016 519 3 View
distribution of Albizia coriaria in uganda where best timber from Albizia coriaria can be obtained in uganda
08 April 2016 7,571 3 View
I would like to study plant diversity of riparian ecosystem but I failed to identify the best method, anyone please suggest an idea with reference. Thank you
07 April 2016 8,385 3 View
Hi All I' d like know how I can determine the sex in vegetable samples (i.e leaves, seedling, wood) "in situ", without a specialist botany. Are there any technological tool? Thank you in advance
07 April 2016 5,654 6 View
Here I am particularly interested in VOCs emited by the plants, however any other information is welcomed.
01 April 2016 8,890 3 View
i am going for TO TEST effect of AMF on different vegetables in pot. pot is 12.5 cm..
27 March 2016 5,505 1 View
I was trying to find some data about stability of the phosphinothricin on high temperatures, but I couldn't find much. I am talking about phosphinothricin used for preparation of plates for plant...
18 March 2016 9,646 1 View
With the optimal pH found, can I screen the part (root, shoot or leaf) by just subjecting it to the metal solution (fixed conc.) at optimum pH for a particular time period? Or is time studies...
13 March 2016 9,876 3 View
I am about to screen this plant for activity against the yeast Cryptococcus neoformans. What could the possible reasons be for the non-expression of this terpenoid (camphor) as I am unaware of...
11 March 2016 9,293 3 View
Tree species, fruits in cluster and hanging
10 March 2016 4,699 3 View
we are doing our material balance for our plant design. We would like to know the holding capacity of corn cob. thank you
09 March 2016 4,919 1 View
I mutagenized transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana carrying promoter:GUS construct with EMS, and I screened a mutant which appears a false positive for GUS expression later on. But when I sow the M3...
09 March 2016 9,869 15 View
We have a data for natural variation analysis and GWAS for wheat. How can I make use of this data for my future experiments?
08 March 2016 5,974 2 View