Leaf anatomy of midribless mutants in pearl millet
2014
s a rao | c r reddy | y s rao | m h mengesha
Leaf anatomy of Pennisetum americanum mutants IP6534, IP10154 (both from Mali) and J561 (from India) was studied. The normal leaf blade has a deep groove on the abaxial side and is curved inward, while a prominent midrib is present on the adaxial side. In the mutants, both adaxial and abaxial sides are alike, the leaf blades being flat and ribbon-like. The mutant leaves droop characteristically and are distinguishable from emergence to maturity. The main difference in leaf anatomy is that a prominent keel of parenchymatous tissue, present in normal leaves, is lacking in the mutants. The amount of sclerenchymatous tissue associated with the larger vascular bundles was reduced in the mutants; fewer vascular bundles were also noted in the mutants
Show more [+] Less [-]S A Rao, M H Mengesha, Y S Rao, C R Reddy, 'Leaf anatomy of midribless mutants in pearl millet', Current Science, vol. 58(18), pp.1034-1036, Indian Academy of Sciences, 2014
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