Morphological characterization and fertility of pollens of two economically important seed species from Apiaceae

Unnita Mahato^a*, Kamini Kumar^b & Sameer Gunjan Lakra^c
aLaboratory of Cytogenetics, Plant Breeding, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University Department of Botany, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
^bKolhan University, Chaibasa, Jharkhand, India
^cDepartment of Botany, J.N. College, Dhurwa, Jharkhand, India
Received : 12^th February, 2023 ; Revised :14^th March, 2023

Abstract– Pollen morphology is a disciplinary area with the primary objective to describe the pollen grains by their characteristics that also defines different plant groups. On the other hand, pollen fertility indicates the pollen viability. This present work deals with study of pollen morphology and pollen fertility on two varieties of each, of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. and Anethum graveolens L.A. sowa., two very important economical crops belong to the family Apiaceae. The investigation was carried out under the light microscope with the aid of oculo-micrometre and stage micrometre.

Key words: Pollen grains, Pollen morphology, Pollen fertility, Apiaceae, Anethum, Foeniculum.

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