Comparative rhizome anatomy of four species of Curcuma
DSpice at Indian Institute of Spices Research
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SHERLIJA, K K
REMASHREE, A B UNNIKRISHNAN, K RAVINDRAN, P N |
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2006-09-26T05:08:48Z
2006-09-26T05:08:48Z 1998-12 |
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Journal of Spices and Aromatic Crops 7 (2) : 103-10.9 (1998)
0971-3328 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/90 |
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The anatomy of rhizomes of four economically important species of Curcuma namely, C. longa (turmeric), C. aromatica (kasthuri turmeric), C. armada (mango-ginger) and C. zedoaria (yellow zedoary) were studied. Though all the species basically had similar anatomical characters, variations were noticed in the number and arrangement of primary and secondary vascular bundles, orientation of endodermoid layer, number and shape of starch grains and curcumin cells. Maximum number and size of curcumin cells were found in C. longs. The endodermoid layer formed a continuous ring along with the pericycle in C largo and was more or less circular in C. amada. But in C. aromatica and C. zedoaria, this layer was discontinuous and wavy in nature. In C. longs, the meristematic layer was associated with true cambium with ray and fusiform initials. Apart from this, the number of companion cells was directly proportional to metabolic translocation and deposition of reserve substances which can be considered as identifying characters among the species.
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en
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Indian Society for Spices
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anatomy
Curcuma spp. rhizome |
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Comparative rhizome anatomy of four species of Curcuma
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Article
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