Survival of the fittest

Survival of the fittest

Nature has its own rules and it plays its game on its own terms. If there is auto inhibition of spore germination, there is also infection court which requires minimum number of propagaules to…
What is climate change ?

What is climate change ?

If anything goes wrong in any part of the world the answer is “ climate change”. It is true in some cases. Supporters of climate change say its true in all cases. However opponents of the climate…
No comments on Darwin: Theory of second best.

No comments on Darwin: Theory of second best.

A study conducted at University of Bristol published in Biology Letters assumes that Charles Darwin may have been wrong when he argued that competition was the major driving force http://www.bbc.co.…
Sodium exclusion

Sodium exclusion

Salt resistant plants are able to exclude Na+ in a selective manner from their plasma membrane during initial phase of salinity which is encountered during first phase . Cell membranes are…
Biodiversity

Biodiversity

Nature has well knit system of biodiversity. Microbes that thrive on dead organic matter and decompose it to its elements are a sort of sanitary inspectors of nature. Dead animals, plants, organic…
Biodiversity conservation is a separate issue

Biodiversity conservation is a separate issue

Perhaps the botanists are too week to put their case forward as no interest groups support their voice while environmentalist are supported by different lobbies. The voice of botanists are not heard…
Environment protection laws and resposibilities

Environment protection laws and resposibilities

To protect human life there are laws in every corner of the world. Plant life is cheap. One should undersand if plants are gone entire human population will be gone. When plant life is to be…
Climate change and floods.

Climate change and floods.

Earth is a finite structure. Human beings are part of flora and fauna on this earth. Earth was not created for one species only . It was not human species. Millions of plants, animals, insects, birds…