Exploring the biodiversity of Rubus species collected from the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir | [Abstract Book on Second International Conference on Recent Approaches in Plant Sciences (RAPS-23) 4-5 May 2023 • 2023]

Author(s):

1. Mehdi Maqbool: Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

2. Muneeba Tahir: Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

3. Yasir Ishaq: Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

4. Khawaja Shafique Ahmad: Department of Botany, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot,Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

5. Sajjad Hussain: Department of Botany, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot,Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Abstract:

Rubus is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the rose family Rosaceae with 250-700 species. Different species in the Rubus genus are native to six continents and are found from mountain tops to coastal locations at sea level. Leaves are among the most important organ of a plant that indicates the plant condition. The anatomy shows adaptations and their functional traits reflect to some extent the constraints of environments where a plant grows. Anatomical study of characteristics of the epidermis of leaves and along with the transverse section includes leaf traits that are leaf area, specific leaf area, leaf thickness, palisade thickness, spongy tissues thickness and stomatal traits include stomatal density, stomatal pore index, stomatal thickness, stomatal length by placing samples in formalin alcohol solution. Due to the ideal climatic conditions for their growth, plants of Rubus species plants have been found wild in the state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. There is enormous need and scope for the conservation of genetic resources of Rubus species in this area. So far no studies have been conducted for exploring these species for their nutritional and socio-economic benefits of local communities. Therefore, this study has been designed to collect these wildly grown species from the state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, identify them, document their characteristics and conserve them for future studies and research planning. Promising Rubus species, screened out by morphological characterization will be further investigated through SSR markers to confirm genetic variations.

Page(s): 50-50

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Published: Journal: Abstract Book on Second International Conference on Recent Approaches in Plant Sciences (RAPS-23) 4-5 May 2023 , Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2023

Keywords:

anatomy , germplasm , Morphology , Rubus species

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