This project is about pollen grains, you can read more about pollens here-:
Pollen is a powdery substance produced by flowers of seed plants. It consists of pollen grains (highly reduced microgametophytes), which produce male gametes (sperm cells). Pollen grains have a hard coat made of sporopollenin that protects the gametophytes during the process of their movement from the stamens to the pistil of flowering plants, or from the male cone to the female cone of gymnosperms. If pollen lands on a compatible pistil or female cone, it germinates, producing a pollen tube that...
Every plant species has pollen with unique structure, so much so that experts can identify the plant species by looking at the pollen structure. Pollens are like fingerprints of the plant.
In this project, you have to collect pollens, observe them under a microscope, take pictures and post it on STEM Games platform.
If you want to learn how to collect and observe pollens, visit the following page:
We will use a very simple method to collect and observe pollen. What we need You need a tape, a microscope and a glass slide. Procedure Just open the flower, locate its anthers and use the sticky side of the tape to collect the pollens by...
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Arunan
June 16, 2019, 4:10am
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After posting the photos, then what?
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rohini
August 10, 2019, 5:21am
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I observed these under the #foldscope . Exploring more!
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GN
August 10, 2019, 8:55am
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Do you also have a corresponding flower and plant picture?
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rohini
August 10, 2019, 9:46am
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Yes, I do. Will modify and share again
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This post of yours made my day. Beautiful gallery. Great work.
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rohini
August 17, 2019, 10:50am
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Thanks you, so much @edurafi !
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GN
August 28, 2019, 9:50am
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Can we identify genus of a plant based on the size and features of pollen?
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Is every pollen different from one another? Imean pollen of one plant different from pollen of another plant
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edurafi
October 24, 2019, 6:25am
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Yes, we can identify the genus by looking at pollen morphology.
edurafi
October 24, 2019, 6:27am
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There can be variations in terms of size but not in basic structure. Similar size related variations can be seen in pollens of same plant.
What is the basic structure of pollen ? Please explain with a diagram or picture.
