08Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Essay on Tissue Culture & Micro Propagation

Industry
It bypasses sexual process in the development of new crop varieties. Image Source: i.ytimg.comIt overcomes the barriers of crops incompatibility in distant crossed (interspecific and intergeneric crosses). ADVERTISEMENTS: It helps in development of transgenic (genetically engineered) plants with resistance to herbicides, biotic and abiotic stresses and improvement in quality.It is a rapid method of crop improvement, e.g. tetraploid plants can be obtained in one step through protoplast fusion.Plant Tissue Culture: Plant tissue culture refers to growth of living plant tissues in a suitable culture medium (in vitro). In a broad sense, it is referred as cultivation of plant organs, tissues of cells in test tubes on an artificial media; often the techniques of plant cell and tissue culture are also called in vitro techniques. ADVERTISEMENTS: “Culture medium” is a nutrient…
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08Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc (Section 366 of IPC)

Marriage
Legal provisions regarding Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc under section 366 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc: Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code provides that: “Whoever kidnaps or abducts any woman with intent that she may be compelled or knowing it to be likely that she will be compelled, to marry any person against her will, or in order that she may be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse, or knowing it to be likely that she will be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and whoever, by means of criminal intimidation…
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08Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Essay on the Importance of Plant Physiology

Nutrition
1. Role of Plant Physiology in the Improvement of Varieties: Plant breeders use the method of selection for crop improvement. Selection on the basis of only external characters is not fruitful. Image Source: qsarticle.comTherefore, its protein content, oil content, carbohydrate content and various other substances of nutritional importance must be tested before proper selection. Plant physiology thus plays an important and essential role in specifying the features for which the plant breeder must select the crop. 2. Role in Soil Fertility: ADVERTISEMENTS: Our knowledge of mineral nutrition of different crop plants provided extensive revisions in the application of fertilizers. It is now possible to recommend specific organic fertilizers or inorganic salts using knowledge of plant physiology. 3. Role of Auxins: (a) Auxins are used to prevent premature fruit drop, when…
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08Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

3237 Words Essay on Cell Organelles

Currency
Chloroplasts: The details of chloroplast are given below as they are of wide occurrence and great importance. These familiar type of plastids contain the photosynthetic pigment—the chlorophyll. Chloroplasts are present in all green coloured eukaryotic cells. Image Source: s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.comFungi lack chloroplasts and are, therefore, heterotrophic. In prokaryotic cells, like blue green algae and bacteria, organised chlorplasts are absent. Diameter of chloroplasts varies from 4-8 mm. It is about 2 mm thick. ADVERTISEMENTS: Structure: Chloroplast is surrounded by two unit membranes. There is a space between two membranes, called periplastidial space. The internal structure of the plastid shows two distinct parts— (i) colourless ground substance called stroma and (ii) closed, flat, stack-like membrane system called grana.Stroma is watery and proteinaceous ground substance. It contains starch grains, lipid droplets, DNA and free…
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08Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty (Section 353 of IPC)

Law
Legal provisions regarding Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty under section 353 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty: Section 353 of the Indian Penal Code provides that: “Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person being a public servant in the execution of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by such person in the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine,…
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08Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Essay on Indian Agriculture – (602 Words)

Industry
Here is your Essay on Agriculture in India – (602 Words).The word agriculture comes from the Latin words ager-referring to the soil and culture-to its cultivation. Agriculture, in its widest sense can be defined as the cultivation and production of crop plants or livestock products. It is synonymous with farming: the field or field dependent production of food, fodder and industrial organic materials. Image Source: ictinagriculture.org History of Indian Agriculture: The history of agriculture and civilisation go hand in hand as the food production made it possible for primitive man to settle down in selected spots leading to formation of society and initiation of civilisation. ADVERTISEMENTS: Western Asia is considered to be the birth place of agricultural revolution where wild ancestors of wheat and barley and domesticated animals like goat,…
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08Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Useful Notes on the 5 Stages of Demographic Transition

Agriculture
Demography may be defined as the science which deals with the study of all aspects of population progress, welfare, death in a family, birth in a family, age and number of children, number of school going children, their educational qualifications; sickness, deformities in the family and sanitation etc. It also includes the study of standard of living as well as property held. image source: mayrsom.files.wordpress.comThe other terms used in place of demography include ‘population dynamics’ and ‘population studies’. ADVERTISEMENTS: The main sources of demographic data include vital registration system of births and deaths and census.From these demographic studies many statistical conclusions can be drawn as given below:1. Population of the country in any particular year.2. Birth rate. ADVERTISEMENTS: 3. Death rate.4. The difference between birth rate and death rate results…
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08Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Short Speech on Population Explosion in India

Accounting
The population of our country is increasing at an alarming rate and according to population studies India has become the second largest country in the world, accounting for 15% of the world’s population with only 2.4% of the world’s land area. image source: pique.pkIn the beginning of 20th century the population of India was 23.8 crores but in the year 1994 it was about 90 crores. The Indian population is increasing by about 25 millions every year. It means more than 70,000 babies are born every day. ADVERTISEMENTS: If population growth rate goes on increasing and remains unchecked then it may cross 1000 million marks by the end of 2000 A.D. and will become the world’s first country in population as compared to China. This population explosion is needed to…
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08Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servants (Section 332 & 333 of IPC)

Law
Legal provisions regarding Causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servants under section 332 & 333 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servants (Sections 332 & 333) ADVERTISEMENTS: 1. Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty (Sec. 332)“Whoever voluntarily causes hurt to any person being a public servant in the discharge of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person or any other public servant from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by that person in the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to…
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08Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Punishment for wrongful confinement (Section 342 of IPC)

Management
Legal provisions regarding Punishment for wrongful confinement under section 342 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Punishment for wrongful confinement: As per Section 342 of the Indian Penal Code, “Whoever wrongfully confines any person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.” Image Source: videos.revision3.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Earlier, ‘wrongful confinement’ was called ‘false imprisonment’. According to Winfield, it means ‘the infliction of bodily restraint which is not expressly or impliedly authorised by law. However in IPC, ‘false imprisonment, was substituted by ‘wrongful confinement’-Ingredients of Wrongful Confinement The essential elements of Wrongful Confinement are: ADVERTISEMENTS: 1) Wrongful restraint of a person or total restraint or complete deprivation of liberty without lawful justification.2)…
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