supriya vaid

<p>
 Studying pollen using folding microscope has become a fascination with my daughters. Pollen from a flower was dusted on a slide and observed under a foldscope. Gleaming, smooth -walled pollen were visible.
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Pollen study

<p>
 Some bluish-green moldy growth was seen on home-made butter kept in refrigerator. I drew out a sample and fixed it on slide to observe under foldscope.
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Moldy growth on home-made butter

<p>
 Stellaria is a common weed of grasses and fields during winter season. It bears reddish-brown to dark brown coloured, tiny seeds in large numbers enclosed within its capsular fruit.
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<p>
 On observing its seeds through foldscope, they were found to be rough and had pointed ornamentation on their surface.
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Seeds of Stellaria seen through foldscope

<p>
 Coriander plants growing in my garden developed yellow patches on leaves. Suspecting some disease attack, I fixed the sample on a slide and observed under the foldscope – some fiber-like structures and some cysts.
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Corainder leaf  microflora from my kitchen garden under foldscope

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<h4 style="text-align:center">
 Observed Pollen grain from a flower from my garden
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Pollen observed under foldscope

<p>
 Autumn season in progress has seen fallen leaves of trees everywhere. My garden bougainvillea is also set to bloom fresh with old petals fallen with winds blowing these days. I picked a fallen, dried petal and could see its cells under foldscope.
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Cells of a dried flower during autumn season seen under foldscsope

<p>
 A medium-sized tree outside my boundary wall provides shade to passer byes in summer noons. These days it is in full bloom with white and purple small flowers. I plucked a few flowers and observed its pollen under foldscope.
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Pollen from a tree

<p>
 After the demonstration session on usage of foldscope, the students set to use foldscope on there own. One of the students procured sample of stale bread from mess and studied under foldscope.
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Moldy growth on bread explored by Botany students of GGDSD college, Chandigarh @ workshop

<p>
 Using Foldscope to observe pollen from a white coloured Hibiscus is beyond description. The fact that a microscope built of paper can be used to capture images is really amazing and seems unrealistic till you really try it.
</p>
<p>
 I recently attended a workshop on usage and assembly of foldscope @GGDSD College, Chandigarh. The team incharge asked us to pick up random samples from the campus. I was fascinated by a white coloured Hibiscus growing on the back side of Botany department.
</p>
<p>
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<p>
 I plucked the flower and dusted its pollen on to a slide and observed it through the foldscope. I was able to see bright golden yellow coloured pollen with spiny exine walls. I am excited to explore more samples from nature and would soon be sharing them with you.
</p>
<p>
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Pollen of white Hibiscus &#8211; my first post

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<p style="text-align: center">
 A Cucurbit leaf was peeled to observe its stomata under foldscope.
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<p style="text-align: center">
 No subsidiary cells could be observed.
</p>
<p style="text-align: center">
 Are the stomata of Anomocytic type ?
</p>
<p class="winnower-cite-link">
 <a href="https://thewinnower.com/papers/9467-epidermal-peel-of-a-cucurbit-showing-stomata" target="_blank">
  This post is open to read and review on The Winnower.
 </a>
</p>

Epidermal peel of a Cucurbit showing stomata

Pollen of a flower stained with safranine

Pollen morphology

<p>
 Students keenly taking instructions at a Foldscope workshop@ GGDSD College, Chandigarh. Dr. Supriya handling a group of beginners at the workshop. The students saw permanent slides of different biological samples through their foldscopes.
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<p class="winnower-cite-link">
 <a href="https://thewinnower.com/papers/9526-foldscope-instructions" target="_blank">
  This post is open to read and review on The Winnower.
 </a>
</p>

supriya vaid

Earth

Posts

Epidermal peel of a Cucurbit showing stomata

Pollen of a flower stained with safranine

Pollen morphology

Foldscope instructions

Pollen study

Moldy growth on home-made butter

Seeds of Stellaria seen through foldscope

Corainder leaf microflora from my kitchen garden under foldscope

Pollen observed under foldscope

Cells of a dried flower during autumn season seen under foldscsope

Pollen from a tree

Moldy growth on bread explored by Botany students of GGDSD college, Chandigarh @ workshop

Pollen of white Hibiscus – my first post

Epidermal peel of a Cucurbit showing stomata

Pollen of a flower stained with safranine

Pollen morphology

Foldscope instructions

Pollen study

Moldy growth on home-made butter

Seeds of Stellaria seen through foldscope

Corainder leaf microflora from my kitchen garden under foldscope

Pollen observed under foldscope

Cells of a dried flower during autumn season seen under foldscsope

Pollen from a tree

Moldy growth on bread explored by Botany students of GGDSD college, Chandigarh @ workshop

Pollen of white Hibiscus – my first post

Epidermal peel of a Cucurbit showing stomata

Pollen of a flower stained with safranine

Pollen morphology

Foldscope instructions

Locations

Statistics

Type of Sample

Foldscope Lens Magnification