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Foliar epidermal anatomy of some selected wild edible fruits of Pakistan using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy
Author(s) -
Sadia Haleema,
Zafar Muhammad,
Ahmad Mushtaq,
Khan Muhammad P. Z.,
Yaseen Ghulam,
Ali Muhammad I.,
Sultana Shazia,
Kilic Omer,
Şahan Zeynep,
Alam Naveed,
Abbas Qamar,
Ghani Abdul,
Naz Saeeda
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
microscopy research and technique
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1097-0029
pISSN - 1059-910X
DOI - 10.1002/jemt.23409
Subject(s) - trichome , biology , botany , plant morphology , plant anatomy , capparis spinosa , petal , physalis , scanning electron microscope , microscopy , materials science , composite material , physics , optics
The present study is focused on the detailed foliar epidermal anatomy of some selected wild edible fruits (WEFs) from Pakistan using light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The studied species are Ficus racemosa L., Solanum nigrum L., Capparis spinosa L., Physalis divaricata D.Don, Rosa moschata Herrm. and Ribes orientale Desf. collected from various localities of Pakistan. The objective of the present study is to investigate qualitative and quantitative anatomical characters for the identification and differentiation of collected wild edible fruits. The characters studied are shape and size of epidermal cells, anticlinal wall pattern, trichome type and shape, average number of stomata, length and width of stomata and pore. The detailed microscopic investigation and variations in the characters recorded have a key role in the determination and authentication of wild edible fruits. This study possesses great potential for plant taxonomists to further evaluate the species at molecular and genetic levels.