Malvaceae Essays

  • Cotton Essay

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    is a natural fiber harvested from the cotton plant. The word ‘cotton’ refers to four species in the genus Gossypium (family Malvaceae), which are G.hirsutum L., G.barbadense L., G.arboreum L., and G.herbaceum L. (Tripathi & Warrier, 2011). The taxonomy of cotton is as follow: Name Cotton Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Malvales Family Malvaceae Genus Gossypium Table: Taxonomy of cotton Although the origin of the cotton plant Gossypium is unknown, the primary centers

  • Essay On Durian

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    Durian is the fruit of several tree species belonging to genus Durio and the family Malvaceae. The name durian comes from the Indonesia and Malaysian word duri (thorn) together with the suffix -an (for building a noun in Indonesia and Malaysia). It is one of the most famous and controversial fruits in the world and highly valued and desired throughout South-East Asia. Although considered as delicacy by many, it also received its fame because of its unique and indescribable odour. Durian is the ‘King

  • Cotton: The Fabric of Our Lives

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    petals of the corolla are either free or slightly united at the base of the convoluted bud (Sundararaj, 1974). Cotton belongs to Gossypium, a genus named by Linnaeus in the middle of the 18th century. The genus has been classified in both the Malvaceae or mallow family and the Bombacaceae families and in both the Hibsceae and Gossypieae tribes.

  • Hydrochory Research Papers

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    What is hydrochory? The dispersal of seeds or fruits plants by means of water currents. Hydrochory is used primarily by several species of aquatic plants or plants that inhabit near bodies of water. However, there are species which also uses this method of transmission as a secondary means of dispersal. The adaptations for plants that primary use this means of dispersion vary in different species, ranging from thick coats on fruits or seeds to large spaces of air for buoyancy. Due to the long distances

  • A Study Of Spices And Condiments In Manipur Valley

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    “A Study of Spices and Condiments with their uses especially found in Manipur Valley” Dr Banaraj Haobam1, Th Inaocha Devi2, M Kheroda Devi3 1. HoD,Department of Biotechnology,K.P.College,Hiyangthang. 2. Department of Biotechnology,K.P.College,Hiyangthang. 3. Department of Biotechnology,K.P.College,Hiyangthang. Abstracts: - The present field survey revealed that an extensive study of spices and condiments in four districts of Manipur Valley. Species of the four districts were found in different

  • Cotton Essay

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    and central America in the new world. Separate origins are indicated by the consistently fertile hybrids have been obtained the 26 chromosome American cotton and the 13 chromosome Asiatic cotton. Botanical description Cotton belongs to the family malvaceae or mallow family. Upland cotton (gssypium hirsutum) fibers range from 1/2 to 1 inch or more in length and are of medium coarseness. The flowers are creamy white when they first open but they soon turn pink or red. The lint fibers adhere strangely

  • Desire Of Chocolate Essay

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    Mia Hartley November 13, 2017 Anthropology 101 The Desire of Chocolate There is nothing better than a good piece of chocolate. It’s rich, creamy, smooth, tasting that gives you that spectacular feeling for the moment. Chocolate happens to be one of my favorite sweets, the wonderful creamy milk chocolate, bittersweet chocolate, white chocolate, or even my personal favorite dark chocolate. Chocolate just have a sensational look from the time you

  • Case Study Of Okra

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    CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. RESEARCH BACKGROUND Okra , Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench is a economically well-known vegetable grown in tropical and sub-tropical countries of the world. Okra has relatively large area under cultivation in Africa and Asia with immense socioeconomic potential ( Kumar et.al.,2010). In Malaysia, there is a need to cultivate okra seed on a large scale to meet the growing demand of vegetable in the market (Singh et al., 2014). In 2013, the total world area under cultivation

  • The Use of Textiles in Human's Every Day Lives

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    MATERIAL In cotton processing, cotton are fibre that are classified as the natural fibre that is obtain from natural resources which is plant. Cotton is a seed-hair fibre from plant of the genus Gossypium, belong to the hibiscus or mallow, family (Malvaceae). Cott... ... middle of paper ... ...on, by understanding the general textile manufacturing processes, we could relate the processes based on its importance and effects to the environment. REFERENCES 1. Information of Textile Technologies