Stomatal structure of two species of Aloe under the influence of Ethyl Methane Sulphonate (EMS)

Poonam Pandit & Kamini Kumar*
Department of Botany, Ranchi University, Ranchi 834001, Jharkhand, India

Received 9th Dec. 2006; Revised 21th Feb. 2007

Abstract : In the present investigation, the chemical mutagen EMS affected the size of stomata of both the species Aloe barbadensis Mill and Aloe harlana. The stomatal studies after treatment with chemical mutagen EMS showed that A. harlana was more sensitive than A. barbadensis Mill.