NEET Biology question
Study the following statements regarding the preparation of herbarium sheets. (i) Plant should be collected in the flowering stage. (ii) Every detail regarding the plant such as locality, ecological conditions, vegetative and floral characters, etc. should be noted. (iii) Plants are evenly pressed by unfolding all the plant parts between blotting papers (or newspapers) with the help of plant pressers. (iv) Blotting papers need not be changed until the plant gets dried. (v) After drying, the plant specimen is carefully mounted/pasted on the herbarium sheets. (vi) The herbarium sheet is labelled on the lower right-hand corner representing the number of the plant specimen, date of collection, etc. Which of the above statements is/are not correct?
Solution
Blotting papers used while pressing plant specimens are required to be changed regularly until the plant gets completely dried, to prevent fungal growth and to ensure proper drying; statement (iv), which
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