Comparative stomatal studies in two varieties of Urginea indica Kunth collected from Ranchi, Jharkhand Abstract

Richa Sinha & Kamini Kumar*
University Department of Botany, Ranchi University, Ranchi
Received , 28^th December, 2014; Revised: 5^th February, 2015.

Abstract : Urginea indica Kunth is a plant with high therapeutic values, and has long been used as a source of natural product with pharmaceutical and biocidal applications. In the present investigation comparative stomatal studies in two varieties of Urginea indica Kunth collected from Ranchi, Jharkhand are presented. Anomocytic types of stomata were observed in both the varieties of Urginea indica Kunth. Maximum stomatal index and stomatal size were recorded in V1 variety i.e. in White bulb variety of Urginea indica Kunth.