Leaves of this plant is being used in our area near Dussehra festival to grow Hordeum vulgare seeds (Barley). People when sow seeds in small pots , keep leaves of I. carnea on the soil. They think that these leaves help in early germination of seeds.
On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 12:12 PM, H S <hemsan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes Ipomoea carnea, > regards, > > On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Ipomoea carnea, familiy Convolvulaceae >> Bush Morning glory >> Marathi: Besharm >> Hindi: Behaya >> >> -- >> 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, Nov 26, 2011 at 9:35 AM, vikram jit singh >> <vikramjitsing...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Dear Mr Garg, >>> >>> >>> Could your group of experts please help identify and describe this wild >>> flower i photographed in the in foothills of chandigarh. These flowers are >>> often found near wetlands. >>> I am writing about these flowers in the newspaper and would require your >>> expertise. >>> Regards, >>> >>> Vikram Jit Singh >>> >>> Golf Columnist and Wildlife Correspondent: >>> >>> The Times of India >>> >>> at Chandigarh. >>> >>> >>> Columnist and Writer for: >>> >>> The Dainik Bhaskar >>> >>> Golf Style (India) >>> >>> The Tribune >>> >>> The Daily Ajit >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 215, Sector 19 A, >>> Chandigarh -- 160019, >>> India. >>> >>> 0172-2724938 >>> 09814019356. >>> >>> Facebook Profile: >>> http://www.facebook.com/people/Vikram-Jit-Singh/543394961 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >> >> >> > > > > -- > - H.S. > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of > stone > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
