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পরীক্ষার আগের রাতের পড়ার ট্রেন্ড আমরা অনেকেই এই কাজটার সাথে খুব পরিচিত। বিশেষ করে আমি এই পরীক্ষার আগের রাতে পড়ার সাথে শুধু পরিচিতই নয় বরং রীতিমতো অভ্যস্তও বটে। কিন্তু আজকে হঠাৎ করে মনে হলো নাহ্, বিষয়টা নিয়ে একটু আলোচনা প্রয়োজন তাই লিখতে বসা। তবে মূল কথা শুরু করার আগে জেনারেটর …
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July, 2020
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14 July
Gibberellin & Cytokinin
Gibberellin Gibberellins (GAs) are plant hormones that regulate various developmental processes, including stem elongation, germination, dormancy, flowering, flower development, and leaf and fruit senescence.1 They are one of the longest known plant hormones. A key part of the Green Revolution during the 1960s, which saw crop yields more than double, was the development of new dwarf varieties, many of which were later …
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11 July
Theory of Abiogenesis and Biogenesis
The Debate over Spontaneous Generation after Van Leeuwenhoek discovered the previously “invisible” world of microorganisms, the scientific community of the time became interested in the origins of these tiny living things. Until the second half of the nineteenth century, many scientists and philosophers believed that some forms of life could …
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11 July
Sphaerocarpales: The Engaging Bottle Liverworts
Bryophyte, traditional name for any non-vascular seedless plant. They are the nearest existing relative of early terrestrial plants. They can be found in all ecosystems of earth. Bryophytes are an unceremonious group consisting of three divisions the liverworts, hornworts and mosses . Here we will discuss about Sphaerocarpales, which is …
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7 July
Auxin: The First Major Phytohormone to be Discovered
Growth: A process in which there is a change in the form and increase in size and weight by means of cell division, cell enlargement and cell differentiation. Development: A process in which growth, differentiation of organ, maturation and senescence take place in a regular sequence in the life history …
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5 July
Phenols : Characteristics, Classification and Uses
What is Phenol? A large number of phenolic compounds which occur in plants as secondary metabolites are commonly known as Phenols. They are also known as Phenolies, Phenic acid, Benzenol and Carbolic acid.These compounds were first identified by German chemist Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge. They all are a chemical compounds consisting …
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5 July
Mitosis: Equational Division and Its Stages
Mitosis is one kind of cell division that occurs in the somatic cells of the body. It produces two daughter cells in each division. The daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes as in mother cells. Therefore, the Haploid mother cell (n) will produce two haploid daughter cells (n) …
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5 July
Mycoplasma: The Simplest Prokaryotic Cell
Mycoplasma, also known as PPLO- are the simplest prokaryotic cell. Mycoplasma is a group of small parasitic bacteria that lacks cell walls and can survive without oxygen and generally resistant to antibiotics and can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infections in animals and humans. Few common species of mycoplasma …
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5 July
Introduction to & Basic Concepts of Plant Breeding
Plant breeding started with sedentary agriculture, particularly the domestication of the first agricultural plants, a practice which is estimated to date back 9,000 to 11,000 years. Initially, early human farmers selected food plants with particular desirable characteristics and used these as a seed source for subsequent generations, resulting in an …
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June, 2020
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26 June
Ratargul Swamp Forest: The Green Mystery & Discussion Of Plants (Part 2)
Ratargul Swamp Forest is the only swamp forest located in Bangladesh and one of the few freshwater swamp forests in the world. In the previous article, it’s Geography, Ecosystem & Diversity had been discussed. In this one, some of the beauty enhancer and beneficial trees of Ratargul will be discussed in …
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