part of a regular diet. A legume /ˈlɛɡʲuːm/ in botanical writing is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae)‚ or a fruit of these specific plants. A legume fruit is a fruit that develops from a simple carpel and usually dehisces (opens along a seam) on two sides. A common name for this type of fruit is a pod‚ although the term "pod" is also applied to a few other fruit types‚ such as vanilla and radish. Well-known legumes include alfalfa‚ clover‚ peas‚ beans‚ lentils‚ lupins‚ mesquite‚carob
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WEEK COURSE DETAILS: COURSE DETAILS: Course Coordinator: Email: Office Location: Other Lecturers: DR A.O.OLAIYA olaiyaao@unaab.edu.ng Room 131‚ COLPLANT Prof V.I.O OLOWE‚ Prof P.O.ADETILOYE‚ DR M.O.ATAYESE‚ DR O.S SAKARIYAWO COURSE CONTENT: Seed germination and dormancy. Juvenility and senescence. Translocation and respiration in crops‚ role of environmental resources. Water and water stress in plants. Light and solar radiation‚ role of plant nutrients. Photosynthesis‚ plant growth and partitioning
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PRACTICAL 6 Seed Plants (Gymnosperms and Angiosperms) OBJECTIVES: 1. To describe the features of seed plant life cycle and the concept of the dominant generation. 2. To describe the life histories and related reproductive structures of gymnosperms and angiosperms. 3. To summarize the features that distinguish gymnosperms and angiosperms. 4. To discuss the advantages of seed plants to dominate land and their evolutionary adaptations on land. EXPERIMENT 1: Gymnosperms INTRODUCTION: Gymnosperms
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surrounding the fruit (capsules). The whole plant can be used as
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found in a geo- graphic area at a particular time of year. GYMNOSPERMS 1)The seeds of gymnosperms‚ the oldest seed plants‚ are exposed to the outside and are not enclosed in a protective chamber like the angiosperms. A)Conifers are the largest group of gymnosperms . They include pines‚ spruces‚ firs‚ junipers‚ and other evergreen plants that usually retain their leaves or needles all year. Many conifers produce their seeds within a hard‚ scaly structure‚ called a cone. B)Female cones‚ which are
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------------------------------------------------- 2 ------------------------------------------------- Eat the mango‚ or remove all existing fruit‚ until the fibrous pit is exposed. ------------------------------------------------- 3. ------------------------------------------------- 3 ------------------------------------------------- Clean and extract the mango seed from the pit. ------------------------------------------------- * Clean the pit with a scrub brush‚ or steel wool pad‚ until
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shape and image are often used to depict the sun. It has a rough‚ hairy stem‚ broad‚ coarsely toothed‚ rough leaves and circular heads of flowers. The heads consist of many individual flowers which mature into seeds‚ often in the hundreds‚ on a receptacle base. From the Americas‚ sunflower seeds were brought to Europe in the 16th century‚ where‚ along with sunflower oil‚ they became a widespread cooking ingredient. Leaves of the sunflower can be used as cattle feed‚ while the stems contain a fibre which
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selfishness. All flowering plants show sexual reproduction. A look at the diversity of structures of the inflorescences‚ flowers and floral parts‚ shows an amazing range of adaptations to ensure formation of the end products of sexual reproduction‚ the fruits and seeds. In this chapter‚ let us understand the morphology‚ structure and the processes of sexual reproduction in flowering plants (angiosperms). 2.1 FLOWER – A FASCINATING ORGAN OF ANGIOSPERMS Human beings have had an intimate relationship with
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ENTREPRENEUR DETAILS Po Box 1909‚ Nyahururu‚Kenya SUBMISSION DATE: 25TH February 2014 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The name of my business will be GREENING KENYA ENTERPRISE. The business will be formed to produce seedlings of variety of trees‚ fruits and flowers for both individuals and businesses for both domestic and commercial purposes. Selecting in investing in Green and ecological related business was the need to incorporate environmental conservation in human and economic activities. Over
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Star Fruit is an exciting fruit Oriyun Ross Williams Culinary Foundations II Chef Mark Varnado Star Fruit‚ it’s an exciting fruit. Carambolas also know as a star fruit is a very unique fruit. The name Carambola was names after Averrhoes‚ a 12th century Muslim philosopher and physician. Carambola is a Portuguese word derived from a South India It is a tropical fruit‚ native to the Philippines‚ Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ India‚ Bangladesh‚ and Sri Lanka. The Star Fruit is a small to medium sized bushy
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