College – Vellalar College for Women (Autonomous)
Principal Investigator – Dr. S. Sharmila
Project Assistants – E.K. Ramya, S. Mownika.
I have observed the pollen grains of Adhatoda vasica, Tecoma stans and Solanum trilobatum through foldscope.
Pollen grains
Pollen grains represent the male portion of the reproductive process in plants and trees. These tiny bodies are swirling in the air and on the legs of insects so that they can join the female part of the plant to create a new seed. This important process is known as fertilization.
Pollen – 1:
Adhatoda vasica
Nees.
Radially symmetrical pollen grains view through the foldscope
Pollen – 2: Tecoma stans Linn.
Bilateral symmetrical pollen grains
Pollen – 3: Solanum trilobatum Linn.
Radially symmetrical pollen grains