Q Type your question sheets: I. Plants should be collected in the flowering stage. II. Every detail regarding the plant such as locality, ecological conditions, plants vegetative and floral characters, etc should be noted. III. Plants are evenly pressed by unfolding a plant part between bl

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Q Type your question sheets: I. Plants should be collected in the flowering stage. II. Every detail regarding the plant such as locality, ecological conditions, plants vegetative and floral characters, etc should be noted. III. Plants are evenly pressed by unfolding a plant part between blotting papers (or newspapers) with the help of plant presser. IV. Blotting paper need not be changed until plants get dried. V. After drying, the plant's specimen is carefully mounted/pasted on the herbarium sheets. VI. The herbarium sheet is labeled on the lower right hand corner representing the number of plant specimen, date of collection, etc. Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?

Accepted Answer

Only IV. Statement IV is incorrect because blotting papers are typically changed periodically during drying to prevent mold and speed dehydration. The other statements describe standard herbarium collection and mounting procedures.

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