Identification of monocot flora using pollen features through scanning electron microscopy. Issue 6 (14th March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bahadur, Siraj; Ahmad, Mushtaq; Mir, Sehrosh; Zafar, Muhammad; Sultana, Shazia; Ashfaq, Shomaila; Arfan, Muhammad
• Other Names: Verkade Paul specialEditor.
• Is Part Of: Microscopy research and technique. Volume 81:Issue 6(2018)
• Page Start: 599
• Page End: 613
• Publication Date: 2018-03-14
• Subjects: light microscopy -- monocots -- pollen micro‐morphology -- scanning electron microscopy; Electron microscopy -- Technique -- Periodicals; Microscopy -- Periodicals; Microscopy -- Technique -- Periodicals; 502.825
• DOI: 10.1002/jemt.23015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1059-910X

Abstract

Abstract: Pollen used to track structural and functional evolution in plants as well as to investigate the problems relative to plant classification. Pollen characters including ornamentation, shape, apertural pattern, pollen symmetry, colpus length, width, and margins used to detect the similarities and dissimilarities between genera and also species of the same genus. In this study pollen features of 20 monocot species belonging to 15 genera of the Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae, Iridaceae, Ixioliriaceae, Liliaceae, and Xanthorrhoeaceae were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and light microscopy (LM). In this study two species that is Zephyranthes citrina and Tulbaghia violacea were reported for the first time from Pakistan. Pollen grains were visualized with LM. Non‐acetolyzed and acetolyzed pollen were examined using SEM. A taxonomic key was developed to highlight the variation in pollen features in order to make their systematic application for correct species identification. Abstract : Description of 20 monocot pollen. Pollen characterization to identification of taxa. To develop taxonomic key using pollen features for species identification.