Abstract:
In this study, 10 wild species of genus Lathyrus grown in Turkey L. niger (L.) Bernh. subsp. niger, L. palustris L. subsp. palustris, L. tuberosus L., L. sphaericus Retz., L. setifolius L., L. clymenum L., L. nissolia L., L. aphaca L. var. aphaca, L. aphaca var. affinis (Guss.) Arc, L. aphaca var. bifilorus Post were examined for pollen morphology. Preparations were made using non-acetolysed and Erdtman methods. The shapes, apertureties, structures and sculptures of pollen were observed by using light microscope (LM). The pollen grains were 3-zonocolporate, of spheroidal-subprolate-prolate types (P/E=1.028- 1.573), medium to large in size. Equatorial view; elliptical-obtuse-convex, polar view; circular to triangular-obtuse-convex. The smallest pollen grains belong to L. nissolia (P=32.791/E=24.747 in non-acetolysed, P=40.508/E=28.444 in Erdtman) and the longest to L. clymenum (P=52.418/E=35.815 in non-acetolysed, P=58.604/E=46.332 in Erdtman) taxa. The ornamentation was reticulate or slightly perforate-foveolate. The pollen morphology of species was also studied using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). In addition, some photographs included in this work were taken using both LM and SEM.
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301-308
DOI:
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Journal: International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume: 13, Issue: 3, Year: 2011