Plant kingdom

Hatch and Slack path way: Two Australian botanists Hatch and Slack (1966) discovered that there are two types of chloroplasts in sugarcane. One type restricted…

Photosynthesis occurs in green plants, seaweeds, algae, and certain bacteria. Plant photosynthesis occurs in leaves and green stems within specialized cell structures called chloroplasts. One…

The Krebs cycle (or citric acid cycle) is a part of cellular respiration. Named after Hans Krebs, it is a series of chemical reactions used…

A particular photoperiod is essential for the flowering of a particular variety or species which acts as lower limit or higher limit. Thus, critical photoperiod…

Photoperiodism: The tendency of plants to respond to the comparative length of day and light is called Photoperiodism. It can also be defined by the…

Parthenocarpy: A fruit is any fertilized ovary that has developed and matured. In some cases, ovaries may develop into fruits without the fertilization of ovaries.…

Classification of flowering plants based on the length of day light. We know that the length of day and night does not remain same all…

Role of phytochrome pigments in flowering Phytochrome pigments: Phytochrome is a kind of pigment. This pigment can ‘possibly’ be extracted from different plants. Phytochrome is…

Physiology of the growth of pollens: Formation and development of a pollen tube from a pollen grain is inevitable for fertilization. Male gametes pass to…

Physiology of production of fruits and seeds Fruits and seeds are formed in angiosperm plants seeds are present inside the fruit. Fertilization is the precondition…