Agreed again Vijayasankar ji -- 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/
On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanx Gurcharan ji, for the explanation. So, S. verticillata should be the > one which we (during good young days!) used to play with as it had had > greater grip (when compare to other species) due to retrorse barbs. Antrorse > barbs are not that effective as the grip is obviously less. > > Regards > > Vijayasankar > > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Vijayasankar >> I think most species of Setaria have barbs ob bristles to make them stick >> or move (our chilhood game). S. verticillata has retrorse barbs, whereas >> others have anterorse barbs, so it would affect whether spikes are moving >> forward or backward in my game. >> >> -- >> 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/ >> >> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Oh yes, I just checked, myself and Vijayasankar ji are matching >>> S. glauca is is sunonym of S. pumila. >>> >>> -- >>> 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/ >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 8:47 AM, Gurcharan Singh >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Light yellow bristles (not green) are characteristic of S. glauca >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> 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/ >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:40 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected] >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thats nice Dr. Gurcharan sir. >>>>> Vijay, no bristles on our plant were not hooked but much elongated...i >>>>> think they are called awns? I am too bad in grasses, but yeah it was >>>>> not this species....those bristles are too small. Once dry, may be >>>>> they all get stuck. It was at Sariska National Park. >>>>> Pankaj >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> > Pankaj ji >>>>> > We used to play with this genus as well as Hordeum murinum, keeping >>>>> the >>>>> > inflorescence between the edges of two palms and moving them, the >>>>> spike used >>>>> > to run fast. The competition would be who does it faster. >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > -- >>>>> > 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/ >>>>> > >>>>> > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:21 AM, Pankaj Kumar < >>>>> [email protected]> >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >> >>>>> >> sorry, I meant non-botanist! >>>>> >> Pankaj >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Pankaj Kumar < >>>>> [email protected]> >>>>> >> wrote: >>>>> >> > Around 5 years back there was a not botanists who was explaining >>>>> me >>>>> >> > this genus of grass. He threw the inflorescence on my trousers and >>>>> >> > said "SAT GAYA NA" literally meaning, "IT GOT STUCK" so this is >>>>> >> > Setaria :P....... though it was a funny explanation but I never >>>>> >> > forgot it. >>>>> >> > Pankaj >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Vijayasankar < >>>>> [email protected]> >>>>> >> > wrote: >>>>> >> >> Setaria pumila, perhaps. >>>>> >> >> Regards >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> Vijayasankar >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 9:06 AM, tanay bose < >>>>> [email protected]> >>>>> >> >> wrote: >>>>> >> >>> >>>>> >> >>> I dont think this a is Penisettum!! This is not sure >>>>> >> >>> Tanay >>>>> >> >>> >>>>> >> >>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Selvalakshmi Selvaraj >>>>> >> >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >> >>>> >>>>> >> >>>> is it penisettum?not sure >>>>> >> >>>> >>>>> >> >>>> -- >>>>> >> >>>> Selvalakshmi S. >>>>> >> >>>> Doctoral Scholar, >>>>> >> >>>> Bharathiar University, >>>>> >> >>>> Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. >>>>> >> >>>> >>>>> >> >>> >>>>> >> >>> >>>>> >> >>> >>>>> >> >>> -- >>>>> >> >>> Tanay Bose >>>>> >> >>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >>>>> >> >>> Department of Botany. >>>>> >> >>> University of British Columbia . >>>>> >> >>> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >>>>> >> >>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>>>> >> >>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >>>>> >> >>> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>>>> >> >>> [email protected] >>>>> >> >>> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > -- >>>>> >> > *********************************************** >>>>> >> > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >>>>> >> > Research Associate >>>>> >> > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >>>>> >> > Department of Habitat Ecology >>>>> >> > Wildlife Institute of India >>>>> >> > Post Box # 18 >>>>> >> > Dehradun - 248001, India >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> -- >>>>> >> *********************************************** >>>>> >> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >>>>> >> Research Associate >>>>> >> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >>>>> >> Department of Habitat Ecology >>>>> >> Wildlife Institute of India >>>>> >> Post Box # 18 >>>>> >> Dehradun - 248001, India >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> *********************************************** >>>>> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >>>>> Research Associate >>>>> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >>>>> Department of Habitat Ecology >>>>> Wildlife Institute of India >>>>> Post Box # 18 >>>>> Dehradun - 248001, India >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >
