The below mentioned article includes a collection of top ten experiments on respiration in plants. 1. Experiment to demonstrate the utility of oxygen in respiration: Requirements: A conical flask, a bent tube, germinating seeds, caustic potash in a small container, a mercury dish. Method: Germinating seeds are taken in a conical flask in which a container of caustic potash is [...]
The below mentioned article provides a practical experiment on the test of plant viruses. Requirements: 1. TMV infected tobacco plant. 2. Healthy tobacco plant of the same age as that of the infected plant. 3. Homogenizer. 4. Filtration apparatus. 5. K2HPO4 - 1 % or (0.057M). 6. Distilled water, Carborundrum powder, etc. 7. Pipette, brush and spatula. 8. Glass-door chambers. [...]
The below mentioned article provides a Practical Experiment on Culturing of Lambda (λ) Phage. Principle: Bacteriophage λ is cultured in E.coli cell suspension. The phage is allowed to harbour and multiply till the complete lysis of bacterial cells. Then the bacterial cells are killed with chloroform and the phage particles are separated by centrifugation. Materials: A. E. coli LE 392 [...]