Great Idea from Raghu Ji.. Tanay On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 10:08 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote:
> Good idea > Raghu ji, Inderjeet, Satish ji and Tanay. Let one of you volunteer to > coordinate, choose your month, inform us and go ahead. > > -- > > 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 Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:31 AM, raghu ananth <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Wish we have one episode on Mushrooms- the colorful litte umbrellas that >> dot our forest paths during monsoon. Guess we have enough photographers who >> would be delighted to showcase as many/best of the little known kingdom. We >> have with us our Mycologists - Inderjeet ji, Sathish Chili ji and Tanay ji >> and others who can assist us in identification, confirmations and insights. >> Together we can explore the many facets of the mushrooms- the edible one's, >> toxic or the toadstool, fairy & the bio luminance types ..., medicinal >> importance, life cycle, tribal knowledge, ethnic botany-.. so on and so >> forth. Please do consider in accordance with the group convenience, scope, >> norms and time. >> >> Regards >> Raghu >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> *To:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Monday, 12 September 2011 5:56 PM >> *Subject:* [efloraofindia:81436] Future Monthly Family Weeks >> >> Dear friends >> After the great success Malvaceae Week, and previous episodes let us plan >> for the future. >> >> Next episode in October will cover Rosaceae. In this family leaf type, >> number of leaflets in compound leaves, the presence and size of hypanthium, >> number of stamens and carpels and type and size of fruits is crucial in >> species determination. Members are requested to keep this in mind while >> photographing members of this family. My frequent advice: One photograph of >> habit with leaves and inflorescence in focus, one sidewat close up of flower >> and one top close up of flower bring out most of these features. Photograph >> of fruit is always a bonus. I would like any member to volunteer for >> coordinating this episode. >> >> I was also thinking about having one episode on Spices and Condiments, >> that should focus the great variability of spices used in different parts of >> India. I wish a coordinator from South-West India (where we find a lot of >> spices), or a lady member (who have more interest in spices) to volunteer to >> coordinate. We will fix the month accordingly. We would also like to focus >> Fabaceae, possibly in two episodes (one covering Faboideae and another >> covering Caesalpinioideae and Mimosoideae), Asteraceae (perhaps in three >> episodes (discoid heads, ligulate heads and radiate heads), Brassicaceae, >> Myrtaceae, Bignoniaceae, etc. Members may suggest more and volunteer for >> coordinating inj the month of their choice. >> >> Information on episodes already covered is provided on the website: >> >> >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/general-eposts/monthly-family-weeks >> >> -- >> 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/ >> >> >> >> -- *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) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
