Practical: Study of Nostoc

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 Practical: Study of Nostoc Nostoc is a filamentous, photosynthetic cyanobacterium. It commonly occurs in freshwater, moist soil, wet rocks and other damp habitats. Colonies are usually gelatinous because numerous filaments remain embedded in a mucilaginous matrix. Materials Required Fresh or preserved Nostoc material, clean glass slide, cover slip, dropper, dissecting needle, water, blotting paper and compound microscope. Procedure Take a small quantity of Nostoc colony with the help of a dissecting needle and place it on a clean glass slide. Add one or two drops of water and gently tease the material so that the filaments become separated. Place a cover slip carefully over the material without trapping air bubbles. Remove excess water with blotting paper. First observe the preparation under low power and then under high power of the compound microscope. Observations The plant body of Nostoc is thalloid and usually forms a soft, jelly-like colony. A colony contains numerous ...

Some Common Plants of SEVOKE

Sevoke (also spelled Sevok or Sivok) is a tiny town near Siliguri in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal state, India, on the border with the state of Sikkim. It is the county seat of the Darjeeling district. Sevoke, which is a part of the Dooars, is located on the banks of the River Teesta. The town is crossed by two bridges, the Coronation Road Bridge and the Sevoke Railway Bridge, which span the River Teesta. Several army and Border Security Force (BSF) camps are located in the region. This region contains the Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, which is open to the public. National Highway 10 goes through the town and links it to the cities of Gangtok and Siliguri on the Tibetan Plateau. It begins in Sevoke at the Coronation Bridge and ends in Guwahati, where it is known as National Highway 17. Different kinds of angioperms, pteridophytes and bryophytes are found in the regions
























 

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