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Variability in Leaf Anatomy in Primitive and Commercial Stocks of Cotton 1
Author(s) -
Morey P. R.,
Quisenberry J. E.,
Roark B.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1974.0011183x001400040032x
Subject(s) - lamina , biology , palisade cell , spongy tissue , gossypium hirsutum , botany , anatomy
The comparative anatomy of the uppermost leaf having near‐complete lamina expansion was studied in primitive and commercial stocks of Upland cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L.). Significant between‐stock variation for lamina thickness and palisade height occurred when plants were two months old and later when these same plants were six months old. Leaves formed when plants were six months old had a thicker lamina, a taller palisade layer, and wider palisade cells than leaves from twomonth‐old plants.