Research Notes.

The article offers information on a study focusing on the mechanism resulting in the formation of whiskers of dry salt on saltcedar plants. It describes the procedure followed in the entire study and discusses the observations recorded throughout the experiment. It mentions about the formation of filaments along with several whiskers were found on the twig of a potted saltcedar, that was left overnight on a black plate and explains that the filaments are not spider webs as it is usually assumed. It also observes the formation of photomicrographs and suggests that the micromechanics involved in the extruding biosystem can be applied in research related to desalinization.