Essays on Plant

Obesity is a growing epidemic around the world and dramatically increases the risk of developing a number of chronic diseases (Gambero and Ribeiro, 2015). The currently available anti-obesity drugs contain numerous adverse effects (Li and Cheung, 2011), having a great interest in natural products as…

Introduction Elderberry is a deciduous multi-stemmed shrub with brittle branches that easily bent under the weight of its fruit clusters. Suckering from the roots and branching from the base of the main stems force the plant to form dense thickets. It can reach up to…

There are around 99 thousand organisms that are known within the fungi kingdom, such as mould, rust and mushrooms. Some fungi are found living freely in either water or soil, while others choose to form parasitic relationships with animals or plants. There are large amounts…

Crayweed Crayweed, or known by its scientific name Phyllospora comosa, is a species of brown algae that is primarily endemic to Australia’s east coast, spanning from Tasmania all the way up to Port Macquarie usually along shallow reefs. In addition, Crayweed was also abundant along…

For centuries, Native Americans have cultivated White Sage, a member of the four sacred plants including: tobacco, red cedar, and sweet grass, and traditionally used it medicinally. The name Salvia is derived from the Latin salvus (safe) or, in terms of health, salvus (well-being). In…

Antioxidants are compounds that protect cells on the effects of free radicals- highly reactive, unstable particles that are generated during normal cellular processes or when the body is exposed to radiation, intense physical exertion, or tobacco smoke. These powerful compounds keep errant oxidation under control…

Aqua RUFS is a system which combines the aquaculture & hydroponics that grows fish and plants together in one system. There are 6 goals to achieve: 1st goal is to automate fish feeder this is done with the help of a servo motor. The timer…

Abstract Username is a distinctive identity for each user. Username is used to discover a particular user uniquely among several others. In any security system an username-password checking is very important. So to safeguard the password from an intruder we implement for each user account…

Plant, a multicellular organism that has been around for millions of years and has been the one of the main sources of oxygen, food and medicinal items. Plant has been carefully studied for the past centuries and humans are still yet to discover certain plant…

The word ‘Lectins’ has been derived from the Latin word which means ‘I choose’. Because lectins are very specific to the site to which it binds. Lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins which bind to glycoproteins, glycolipids, and also polysaccharides which mediates various kind of biological processes…