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VOL. 8, ISSUE 9 (2023)
Hair styles in four local collections of Solanaceae: A morphological study
Authors
Sudarshan Ganguly, Sagorika Das
Abstract
Hair styles hold significant position in plant
taxonomy, physiology, ecology and stress response study. The family Solanaceae
with large number of genera exhibited diverse types of hair or trichome or
indumentum types. With an objective to study hair style pattern in Solanaceae,
four locally available plants were selected and epidermal hair styles were
investigated. Following proper methodology in cleaning, peeling and
observation, both vegetative and reproductive parts were studied for hair
pattern. Plant parts like leaves, stems and floral members such as sepals,
petals, anther filaments, ovary, style and stigmatic surface were studied as
much as possible. Fairly widespread diversity was observed between two
different taxa and between parts of same plant. The hair styles ranged from
glandular to non-glandular, unicellular, bicellular to multicellular, branched
to un-branched, stellate, stinging, strigose, hirsute, hispid types etc. which
were found to be stable in different replicates. The similarities and dissimilarities
among taxa regarding hair styles can be used as a reference point for future
systematic and biological studies in the family Solanaceae.
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Pages:40-45
How to cite this article:
Sudarshan Ganguly, Sagorika Das "Hair styles in four local collections of Solanaceae: A morphological study". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 8, Issue 9, 2023, Pages 40-45
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