POLLEN FLORA OF KASTAMONU UNIVERSITY CAMPUS I: BRASSICACEAE

Authors : Mohamed Nuri ELTAJOURI, Talip CETER, Barış BANI

Pages : 156-169

Doi:10.1501/commuc_0000000211

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Publication Date : 2018-12-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Plants used in this study were collected from Kastamonu University campus and its surrounding in Turkey. Samples prepared according to Wodehouse insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1935); technique, and they were examined by light microscopy to study the characteristic of pollen grains. Pollen grains of studied taxa observed as isopolar, radially symmetric with tricolpate aperture and prolate-spheroidal, subprolate and prolate pollen shape. Polar axis range between 15.30-43.53 µm while equatorial axis between 13.48-29.09 µm. Alyssum strigosum pollen measured as biggest pollen while Strigosella africana pollen is the smallest. Pollen surface ornamentation determined as reticulate. Exine thickness and intine thickness were varied between 0.4-2.3 µm, 0.1-0.9 µm, respectively. The characters like as polar axis, equatorial axis, pollen shape, pollen surface ornamentation, intine and exine thickness determined as important features for systematics of taxa
Keywords : Brassicaceae, pollen, light microscopy LM, Kastamonu University campus, Turkey