I imagine why we cant see raphides under SEM. There has been few studies in India also on Asteraceae I assume by Prof A K Pandey. Pankaj
On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Sir he added three more pics later on the same thread :) Please check > on the group. > Pankaj > > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 4:37 PM, ushadi Micromini > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thanks Pankaj... >> crystals I could tell... >> >> My q to Vijaya was / is : is it cell wall... that's so rigid and forming >> the rhomboid spongy looking mesh... >> >> usha di >> ======== >> >> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Mam, 2nd and third pics show crystals (raphides) inside the cell. >>> These crystals as well as their structure sometimes form a good >>> taxonomic character of groups. >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Ushadi micromini >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Dear Vijayashankar: >>> > >>> > A I am so excited ... >>> > >>> > 1: first for you, this will add some new or deeper insights to >>> > your ongoing studies.... but of course you knew that...! >>> > 2: I am excited for myself and the whole of eflora family... >>> > we will get to see the botanical specimen in further details... as and >>> > when you share your finds... >>> > >>> > ================== >>> > >>> > B: >>> > >>> > Now, you will be Vijyashankar micromini .... >>> > instead of / in addition to me... >>> > >>> > the micromini epithet was attached to my name by a few friends and >>> > colleagues a couple or three decades ago because I was fond of doing >>> > TEM and SEM of tumors etc....and ribosome...and mitochondria... >>> > >>> > >>> > ======== >>> > >>> > C: and this the question section :-) >>> > >>> > the first pic is surface of leaf..... i imagine.... >>> > >>> > but what are 2 and 3rd pictures of ... a fracture of what? >>> > >>> > is it of a leaf and the rhoboid? structures cell walls... with >>> > crystals etc inside? >>> > >>> > >>> > ============== >>> > >>> > just cant stop smiling.... what a great new dimension to our >>> > interaction will this make.... >>> > wonderful for all of us... >>> > >>> > and congratulations for learning the techniques... >>> > ushadi >>> > >>> > ========== >>> > ps does this grow in mississipi??? >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > ================= >>> > >>> > On Jan 10, 12:44 pm, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> Thanks, Vijayasankar ji, >>> >> Wonderly different idea & picture. >>> >> >>> >> For others: >>> >> Scanning Electron Microscopy >>> >> (SEM):http://serc.carleton.edu/research_education/geochemsheets/techniques/... >>> >> >>> >> A link for Scanning electron >>> >> microscope:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanning_electron_microscope >>> >> >>> >> On 10 January 2012 05:15, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> >>> >> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > Dear all >>> >> >>> >> > Here is yet another b&w picture as 'my flora picture of the year >>> >> > 2011'. >>> >> > I am not sure if this is suitable for this title, though. >>> >> >>> >> > But this is my first ever SEM picture :) It was my dream....finally >>> >> > came >>> >> > true! It was a great experience to learn the techniques without a >>> >> > tutor >>> >> > (but now I am helping many...). >>> >> > The picture shows glandular and non-glandular trichomes from leaf of >>> >> > Salvia divinorum, a psychoactive plant endemic to Mexico. >>> >> > I recorded 5 types and 33 sub-types of trichomes (some of them are >>> >> > new >>> >> > reports), from a single leaf, thanks to SEM... >>> >> >>> >> > Regards >>> >> >>> >> > Vijayasankar Raman >>> >> > National Center for Natural Products Research >>> >> > University of Mississippi >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> With regards, >>> >> J.M.Garg ([email protected])http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand >>> >> species* & >>> >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>> >> alphabetically & >>> >> place-wise):http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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