As we walked towards the log hut, two small rain-fed lakes meant for fulfilling the water requirement of wild animals were seen in the Kansal forest. Besides, several small dams were seen flowing through the area These had algal blooms from where we collected samples. Later in the lab, a sample was drawn and gently…
Author: sdhawan_SD24
Microflora of my garden soil through foldscope – sample 3 showing a young moss sporophyte
Another patch near the path showed intense growth and some thin plants with young sporophytes. I plucked a leaf to find elongated, chlorenchymatous cells packing the leaf with a central midrib. The young sporophytes were seen emerging from a cluster of leaves and the wall of capsule on rupturing showed beautiful thin, elongated cells. Moss…
Microflora of my garden soil through foldscope – sample 2 showing a moss protonema
Another patch in my garden showed minute, green fluffy growth. I fixed a sample on a slide to find a bunch of protonema and spirally arranged leaves. The soil showed amazing red coloured protonemal rhizoids. The leaves showed a single layer of cells and were sessile with serrated margins. The cells were thin, elongated and…
Microflora of my garden soil through foldscope – sample 1 showing diverse green algae & a liverwort
After a continuous moist weather spell since last 3 weeks, I could see green, slimy patches in my garden within the plants and also on the borders of the garden. I scraped a sample from the patches and saw the different types of microflora. I am not sure, but I can make out some algae…
Foldscope helped unfold the myth of potatoes with purple veins
While cooking potatoes, I took potatoes which looked normal from outside, but when I cut open a raw potato it showed purple veins from inside. My mother-in-law told me to throw as it was poisonous. I wondered what it could be due to? I scrapped a few cells on a slide to observe the difference…
Onion Root Tip
I have recently got an opportunity to attend a workshop at GGDSD college, CHANDIGARH. I was amazed to see Foldscope and its wonderful working. The slide which I have seen was of onion root tip. Harsh