Thanks Satish ji for the efforts and sharing. Regards. Dinesh
On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 10:15 AM, ushadi Micromini < [email protected]> wrote: > Thank you *Gurcharanji* > I learned that at least Commelina benghalensis makes seeds underground in > closed sefl contained system... self pollinated flowering... may be same > system operates in the specimen above.. > thank you > > I knew I would learn something new here thanks to *Satish* for showing > the ?flower underground... the process/flowers is/are called > cleistogamous (closed, self pollinated) flowers... in that same > paragraph... > > > I think perhaps its not just the drought in case of that paper, they spray > mercilessly roundup type of insecticide ... may that has something to with > it... and or some natural selection/ mutation .... they have not been able > to kill the weed in cotton fields.. contrary to the belief that the > weedkiller would do the job!!!! which it did not , apparently.... > > > usha di > > > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 9:53 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Ushadi >> Perhaps the second paragraph of column 2, page 1 of this article on >> another species throws light on your question. >> >> http://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/17440/PDF >> >> >> -- >> 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 8:27 AM, ushadi Micromini < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> what use is an underground flower in the scheme of things >>> what fertilizes it? >>> etc >>> nice endeavor.. >>> I hope i will learn something new here in this thread >>> Thanks Satish >>> Usha di >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 7:24 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> I wanted to see the underground flowers of Commelina. On Sunday I could >>>> uproot one of the very widely growing weed to locate these.I think the >>>> species is* >>>> Commelina forsskalaei* >>>> With underground flowers. >>>> Please validate. >>>> Dr Satish Phadke >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Usha di >>> =========== >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > -- > > > > --
