“To Study Factor of light on the Growth of Radicle and
Plumule of Contaminating Gram Seed”
DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, DIGBOI
Prepared by:
Name: Skanda Upadhyay
Class: 12 Section: B Roll No: 32 CERTIFICATE This is to certify that SKANDA UPADHYAY of class XII-B (Science) bearing roll number 32 of Delhi Public School, Digboi has successfully completed and submitted the Investigory Project titled “To Study factor of Light on the Growth of Radicle and Plumule of Contaminating Gram Seed” under the guidance and supervision of the Department of Chemistry for AISSCE Practical Examination 2024-25 as set by CBSE.
This project is absolutely genuine and does not indulge any
plagiarism. The reference taken in making this project has been declared at the end of this project.
4 INTRODUCTION All living organisms show remarkable changes in their size, weight and volume during their lifespan this is called growth. It is the fundamental property of all living organisms. The mere increase in size of a plant or a plant part may not necessarily be due to growth. For example, a flaccid cell when absorbs water increases in size, dry seeds when soaked in water, imbibe and certainly increase in volume and weight a leaf in a turgid condition increases in its area. But this increase in area or volume cannot be considered as growth as the removal of water will reduce their volumes or sizes. Growth is defined as a permanent and irreversible change in the volume or size or form of an organism accompanied by an increase in its dry weight.
The growth and development are interlinked and occur in a
well-coordinated manner. This growth and development, in all organisms, is under control of chemical substances known as hormones. So, hormones are also known as growth regulators. They are synthesized and secreted at specific sites in very small amounts and then are transported to various other parts of the body where they show their effects. In plants, hormones are secreted mainly at the root and shoot tips. There are mainly four groups of hormones in plants: auxins, gibberellins, cytokines and abscisic acid. They all control various functions of the plant body.
There are various ways by which the rate of growth can be
measured. Any one of the following measures can be suitably applied in determining the growth rate and total growth of an individual organ of a plant or the whole plant:
5 1. Increase in weight. 2. Increase in volume. 3. Increase in height. 4. Increase in number of cells produced.
In the present project report, increase in the length s of radicle
and plumule is taken as a parameter to measure growth. The effects of quality of light have been studied on the growth of gram seeds.
