Nice set of information from Nalini and Sirji too !! Tanay
On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 7:49 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Nalini ji > Thanks for sharing interesting information. This example is also met in > Horse chest nut and Walnut, which we teach to the students as a special case > of endozoochory, where the propagule gets dispersed without having to pass > through the alimentary canal of the animal The typical examples of > endozoochory are met in Rubus, strawberry, etc where the whole fruit is > ingested by the animal and the hard seeds are passed out along with faecal > matter at a place away from the mother plant. They germinate to give rise to > new plants. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 2:52 AM, nabha meghani <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Prof. Singh ji, >> Thanks for sharing the fotos or Quercus robur. >> In german it is called *Deutsche Eiche* = german oak and is to be found >> on 1 2 and 5 Eurocent coins. >> It is a majestic tree, present in gardens, along the roadside, forests >> everywhere. It was tree of the year 1929. >> Oakwood is used to make wine barrels and gives good taste to the wine. >> In autumn children collect acorns (german Eicheln) and chestnuts and >> deliver them to the pigfarmers and get some pocketmoney. Pigs are very fongd >> of acorns. >> Eurasian Jay (*Garrulus glandarius*) (German *Eichel*häher) and >> squirrels (German *Eich*hörnchen) collect acorns as winter food, hide >> them somewhere and forget. I am posting Fotos of two weeks old Oak-babies. >> Regards >> Nalini >> >> > > > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile)
