1)Angiosperm Morphology and Plant Systematics - Amrita, SN College
Amrita, a third-year B.Sc. Botany student from SN College, Alathur, and we discussed the Poaceae family (previously known as Gramineae)examples like rice and bamboo. We also discussed gymnosperms (e.g. Cycas, Pinus) which lack fruit, and angiosperms, which are seed-bearing plants with seeds enclosed in fruit. We also discussed about the classification systems of Linnaeus and Bentham & Hooke in botany.
2)Medical Chemistry - Enas, AND College, Delhi
We discussed the effects of drugs like morphine on the human body. We also came across the extraction of morphine and salicylic acid from the opium poppy and willow tree respectively .later , we discussed how ectopic expression leads to decreased resistance against herbivores in Zea mays and the analysis of seed production in hibiscus.
Ideas Raised:
Karyotyping of the ovary , chromosome analysis in Hibiscus
3)Plant Systematics - Sneha, NES Ratanm College
Sneha, who is currently interested in working on Chlorohydra, and we discussed different organisms and categorized them based on similarities.