College – Vellalar
College for Women (Autonomous)


 Principal
Investigator – Dr. S. Sharmila


 Project Assistant
– E.K. Ramya, S.Mownika.


 The foldscope aided anatomical studies of stem were carried over in
 
 Solanum trilobatum and Mukia maderaspatana.
 


 
 
 Solanum trilobatum
 
 L
 
 .
 
 


 
 Stem anatomy – 1
 




 
 
 
 Solanum trilobatum
 
 
 
 
 
 belongs to the family Solanaceae. The plant is full of thorns, including the leaves.

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 <img alt="IMG_20181002_081025" class="wp-image-120848 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="120848" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Redmi 4","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1538467825","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.68","iso":"177","shutter_speed":"0.03030303030303","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181002_081025" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_120834/IMG_20181002_081025.jpg"/>
 <figcaption>
 Beautiful blooming flower
 </figcaption>
</figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image">
 <img alt="1" class="wp-image-120853 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="120853" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="1" data-recalc-dims="1" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_120834/1-27.jpg"/>
 <figcaption>
 Foldscope view of T.S. of
 
 Solanum trilobatum
 
 stem
 </figcaption>
</figure>

 
 Stem anatomy – 2
 


 
 
 Mukia
maderaspatana
 
 
 
 (L.) M.Roem
 
 .
 
 


 
 Mukia maderaspatana
 
 belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae.

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 <img alt="IMG_20190115_134020" class="wp-image-120863 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="120863" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"Redmi 4","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1547559620","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.68","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0016806722689076","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20190115_134020" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_120834/IMG_20190115_134020.jpg"/>
 <figcaption>
 Creeping twin with red fruit
 </figcaption>
</figure>
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 <img alt="2" class="wp-image-120865 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="120865" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="2" data-recalc-dims="1" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_120834/2-28.jpg"/>
 <figcaption>
 Vascular bundle of
 
 Mukia maderaspatana
 
 stem under foldscope
 </figcaption>
</figure>

FOLDSCOPE ANATOMICAL VIEW OF SOLANUM TRILOBATUM AND MUKIA MADERASPATANA

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