Akshima Sharma

<p>
 Radish,
 <em>
  Raphanus sativus
 </em>
 is a winter herbaceous annual of family
 <em>
  Brassicaceae.
 </em>
 The plant has a short hairy stem and a rosette of leaves. The season nearing an end some plants show whitish-pink flowers in corymbose racemes. Stamens bear yellow anthers with short filaments. The pollen isolated from anthers were seen under foldscope. They were oval – ellipsoidal in shape.
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<p>
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Exploring the kitchen garden plants under Foldscope &#8211; pollen of radish

<p>
 Small white lesions were noticed on the radish leaves in my kitchen garden. In an attempt to explore the cause, I cut a small portion and teased it gently on a slide. On peeping through a foldscope, I could make out small round conidia in chains. It confirmed an attack of
 <em>
  Albugo
 </em>
 . I asked the gardener immediately to spray a fungicide to prevent the spread and performed sanitation of the infected plant and the nearby weeds.
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Warning signs of Albugo seen on the radish plants in my kitchen garden

<p>
 Observed almond peel @foldscope workshop at GGDSD College, Chandigarh. It was stained with safranin and cells were observed.
</p>
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  Cells in almond peel were observed
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<p class="winnower-cite-link">
 <a href="https://thewinnower.com/papers/9064-observed-almond-peel" target="_blank">
  This post is open to read and review on The Winnower.
 </a>
</p>

Akshima Sharma

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Exploring the kitchen garden plants under Foldscope – pollen of radish

Warning signs of Albugo seen on the radish plants in my kitchen garden

Observed Almond Peel

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