Abstract
Leaf anatomy of Cyperus species growing in different soils of Punjab Pakistan
Highlights
Studies have identified that the leaf anatomy of most of the members of the Cyperaceae family shows midrib with solid bulliform cells, abaxial epidermal cells shorter than the adaxial epidermal cells, and double-layered bundle sheath and collateral vascular bundle with outer parenchymatous layer and fibrous sclerified inner layer
After a detailed analysis of anatomical structures, our study found that the species diversity of Cyperus in different regions of Punjab was based on the changes in leaf anatomy of the plants due to differences in the soil texture and composition
C. alternifolia collected from botanical garden of university of agriculture, Faisalabad, showed minimum leaf area (Fig. 1a), and minimum sclerenchyma thickness (Fig. 1l).Another species C. rotundus collected from the same university showed large vascular bundle cell area (Fig. 1o), thin collenchyma (Fig. 1m), minimum cortical cell area (Fig. 1f), minimum upper epidermal stomatal cell area (Fig. 1h), and maximum number of stomata on lower epidermis (Fig. 1i)
Summary
Cyperaceae is called the sedge-family of angiosperms because of the genus Cyperus. We designed this study to identify the anatomical changes in the leaf of Cyperaceae species growing in different soil regions of Punjab, Pakistan. After a detailed analysis of anatomical structures, our study found that the species diversity of Cyperus in different regions of Punjab was based on the changes in leaf anatomy of the plants due to differences in the soil texture and composition. Materials and Methods For this study, detailed surveys were carried out throughout the Punjab region including major cities such as Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Murree, Sargodha, Sahianwala, Khushab, and Lahore, Mianwali, Jhang, Nowshera and some smaller districts During these surveys, soil samples from different ecological zones pertaining to the studied areas were obtained and were subjected to laboratory analysis.
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