Minor correction, correct spellings are hypogaea and not hypogea.
-- 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 Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]>wrote: > Thank you very much Shrikant ji, > Its so clear. For many years even I use to wonder how roots bear the pods. > Then in college heard about Hypogea. But again it was not known that hypogea > was produced from fertilized flower. But instead was thought that it is a > stem outshoot. Then use to wonder how seeds come in it? Then once I had also > thought of underground flowers. > Gone are those days when we could not get the knowledge with a click on th > emouse. > Thanks for sharing. > Madhuri > > --- On *Sat, 6/8/11, Shrikant Ingalhalikar <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Shrikant Ingalhalikar <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:76235] 06082011 Arachis hypogea > To: "indiantreepix " <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, 6 August, 2011, 7:45 PM > > > Dear All, > This is intended to be in continuation of Satish ji's thread on the subject > plant. In case some member is unaware of how the legumes grow under ground > when the flowers are above ground, I am attaching a picture showing the part > of branch that grows prostrate. The axillary flowers after maturity > send fruiting peduncles with a pointed tip into the ground. The legumes grow > under ground (hypo-gea). Hence the plants are prevented from being erect, > they are usually rolled over using an empty barrel so that peduncles reach > ground easily. Regards, > . > Shrikant Ingalhalikar > 12 Varshanand Society > Anandnagar Sinhagad Road > Pune 411 051. www.idsahyadri.com > Tel 91 20 2435 0765. > Fax 91 20 2438 9190. > > > <http://sigads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/www.rediffmail.com/signatureline.htm@Middle?> > Treat yourself at a restaurant, spa, resort and much more with *Rediff > Deal ho > jaye!<http://track.rediff.com/click?url=___http://dealhojaye.rediff.com?sc_cid=mailsignature___&cmp=signature&lnk=rediffmailsignature&newservice=deals> > * > >
