Thanks Pankaj ji and Ushadi I read second mail of Vijay ji and somehow missed looking at attachments. Thanks for bringing it to my notice.
Should we say First picture is SEM of leaf showing trichomes Second and third picture are TEM of cells showing crystals 4th again seems to be SEM -- 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, Jan 10, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > > Gurcharanji: > if you go to abridged summary that came this morning and go to the > first email... its from Raman... and its title is :" My Flora > Picture of the Year 2011: Vijayasankar Raman " > > there you scroll down ... and just above my first comment ... are the > SEM pics ... i was asking about... > > Is n't it wonderful.... > ??? > > love it > Usha di > ============ > > > On Jan 10, 1:37 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. You can also use > them > > > >> for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > > >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian > > > Flora, > > > >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > > >http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix(morethan 1760 members & > > > >> 1,00,000 messages on 21/12/11) or Efloraofindia website: > > >https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/(witha species database > > > >> of more than 6000 species). > > > >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds > of > > > >> India'. > > > > > -- > > > ********************************************************************** > > > "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" > > > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > > > Conservation Officer > > > > > Office: > > > Orchid Conservation Section > > > Flora Conservation Department > > > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > > > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > > > > Residence: > > > 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun > > > Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > > > > email: [email protected] > > > [email protected] > > > [email protected] > > > Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) > > > +852 9436 6251 (mobile) > > > > -- > > Usha di > > =========== >
