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Concepts of center of origin of cultivated crops (Part 2)

Do you know what is Center of Origin? The center of origin is a geographical area where the particular group of organisms (either domesticated or wild) first originated on earth. This is the 2nd part of the topic: Concepts of center of origin of cultivated crops. If you have somehow …

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Concepts of center of origin of cultivated crops (Part 1)

What is Center of Origin? The center of origin is a geographical area where the particular group of organisms (either domesticated or wild) first originated on earth. Center of Origin & Center of Diversity Many people believed that centers of origin are also centers of diversity. But, the centers of diversity …

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External Secretory Structures

External surfaces of the plant bear several secretory structures of epidermal origin or epidermal derivatives or emergences from deeper tissues (Kisser, 1958). These include Glands, Glandular Trichomes, Nectaries, Osmophores, Hydathodes etc.  In this article,  these external structures of  plant will be discussed briefly. Trichomes and glands In some leaves and flowers, more or less …

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