Pigments in Plants /Chlorophyll

Pigments in Plants   Pigments Pigments are “molecules that absorb specific wavelengths (energies) of light and reflect all others.” A plant pigment is any type of colored substance produced by a plant. In general, any chemical compound that absorbs visible … Read more

Elements of heredity and variation

Genetics is defined as the study of how inheritable factors are coded in the cells of an organism, how this coding is maintained during cell reproduction, how it is passed from one generation to the next, and how it is expressed … Read more

Botanical Names of common plants

Botanical Names of common plants

S/N Botanical Name Local Name Family name 1 Atropa accuminata Bargak solanaceae 2 Agrimonia eupatoria Gul e ghafas rosaceae 3 Ammi visnaga spairkay apiaceae 4 Andrachne cordifolia Karhcai(gulpinsa) phyllanthaceae 5 Abies pendrow Pinus species pinaceae 6 Abelmoschus esculentus Bendy malvaceae … Read more

Determination Of The Water Holding Capacity Of The Soil

Water Holding Capacity The water-holding capacity (WHC) is defined as the amount of water held in the soil after the excessgravitational water has drained away and after the rate of downward movement of water hasmaterially ceased. Stage of field capacity … Read more

Ecology-ecosystem and its types

The word “Ecology” was coined by a German biologist in 1869 . It is derived from the Greek word, “Oikos” meaning “House”. Ecology is the branch of science that deals with the study of interactions between living organisms and their … Read more