Yes, sterilization kills microbes, including viruses. Sterilization eliminates or kills life forms, even the transmissible agents such as... View Article
Sporulation is the formation of spores from vegetative cells in unfavourable conditions. Sporulation is triggered by an environment lacking... View Article
Not all of the bacterial species produce capsules, but capsules of encapsulated pathogens are significant determinants of virulence. The... View Article
Capsule performs a multitude of functions. They protect the bacterial cell from being ingested and destructed by phagocytosis. Capsules cause the... View Article
Yeast does not reproduce asexually by spore formation. Yeast is a unicellular organism and mostly reproduce by budding. Asexual reproduction in... View Article
Most of the gram negative bacteria with a few exceptions do not form spores. For instance, the gram-negative endospores forming bacteria,... View Article
Spores are dehydrated and metabolically inactive, they have the capability to remain viable for hundreds of years. Vegetative cells are the... View Article
Yes, endospores can cause diseases. Botulism, anthrax, pseudomembranous colitis, tetanus are some infectious diseases which are transmitted to... View Article
Endosperms are dormant, resistant, survival forms of bacteria. Most are disinfectants, these are resistant to high temperatures, drying and low... View Article
A process called sterilization destroys spores and bacteria. Chemical disinfectants may kill bacteria, however, they do not destroy spores. See... View Article
Meiosis in the diploid megaspore mother cell divides it into 4 megaspores (haploid). With the degeneration of three, only one functional cell... View Article
Fruits contain seeds for their propagation. Most of the fruits contain seeds, they are capable of developing into new plants. Since fruits are... View Article
Stone fruits. They are called so as their seeds are enclosed by large and hard pits (endocarps). The pits hence are at the centre of their juicy... View Article
That is based on the variety of orange. Some oranges are of navel varieties (cultivated for eating). These are seedless, harvested in winter.... View Article
Seeds are the basic input, the first determinants of the future plant's growth and development in agriculture. They are the embryos, living... View Article
Seed technology involves many aspects key for good agricultural produce such as release and evaluation of superior crop plant varieties, seed... View Article
Found in the tiny seed balls, appearing as tomatoes, true potato seeds (TPS) are actual botanical seeds produced by the Solanum tuberosum or... View Article
Seeds, if frozen are not inflicted by any damage. Instead, it can extend their lifetime greatly if done appropriately. Seed banks are known to... View Article
Mango is a dicotyledonous plant. Each of its fruit has a single seed having two cotyledons. These are fleshy, helping in food storage. The... View Article
On average, pollen count is considered to be the highest early in the morning and peak in midday and comparatively lower at night. Sometimes,... View Article
