Micro-Morphological Studies In Some Species of Dichanthium Willemet From Maharashtra, India

Authors

  • Shaikh T. J.  Department of Botany, Yashwantrao Chavan College of Science, Karad, Maharashtra, India
  • Potdar G. G.  Department of Botany, Yashwantrao Chavan College of Science, Karad, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

Micro-morphology, Stomatal frequency and index, micro-hairs, papillae, prickles, silica bodies, Dichanthium, Maharashtra.

Abstract

The present study was carried out to determine the micro-morphology of some species of Dichanthium Willemet (Poaceae) from Maharashtra. Species of Dichanthium were collected from the different localities of Maharashtra for detailed micro-morphological study. Epidermal studies pertains to epidermal cell size, epidermal frequency, Stomatal frequency and index, presence and absence of micro-hairs, papillae, its frequency and types of silica bodies of species of Dichanthium. All the 7 studied members show the variation in the types and arrangement of the epidermal cells of leaf.

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2018-02-03

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Shaikh T. J., Potdar G. G., " Micro-Morphological Studies In Some Species of Dichanthium Willemet From Maharashtra, India, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 5, Issue 2, pp.80-89, January-February-2018.