Leaf anatomy of midribless mutants in pearl millet
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Leaf anatomy of midribless mutants in pearl millet
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Rao , S A
Mengesha, M H Rao, Y S Reddy, C R |
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Millets
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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
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Indian Academy of Sciences
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1989
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Article
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application/pdf
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en
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http://oar.icrisat.org/8061/1/Current%20Science_58_18_1034-1036_1989.pdf
Rao , S A and Mengesha, M H and Rao, Y S and Reddy, C R (1989) Leaf anatomy of midribless mutants in pearl millet. Current Science, 58 (18). pp. 1034-1036. ISSN 0011-3891 |
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