Title
Internal morphology and histology of blueberry vaccinium corymbosum l. (ericaceae) in Lima, Peru
Other title
Morfología interna e histología de arándano Vaccinium corymbosum L. (Ericaceae) en Lima, Perú
Date Issued
01 January 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Abstract
Although there is a lot of information about cultivation, use and medicinal properties of blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum, there is still little information about its internal morphology and histology. Therefore, we proposed to know more of those aspects and to understand the low seed germination. The material used was composed of seeds and mature plants obtained from a farm located in Trujillo, Peru. All histological work was made in the Laboratory of Plant Anatomy and Pharmacognosy belongs to Faculty of Biological Science in Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima, Peru. Each organ was analyzed in cross and longitudinal sections, as well as in external or superficial view. Lugol and Sudan IV were used for seed sections, Safranin for stem and root sections, and Lugol for leaf sections. We found some variation in seed size and color, being assigned to the category of oil seeds. Germination was limited by the embryos viability, as well as thickness of the seed coat. Stems and roots have punctuated xylem vessels, which facilitate the lateral water transport. The radical system is highly branched, apparently due to mycorrhizal symbiosis. Leaves are bifacial, with all the stomata on the abaxial side, and features that are characteristic of C3 plants.
Start page
176
End page
181
Volume
35
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Publication version
Version of Record
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85041135892
Source
Agronomía Colombiana
ISSN of the container
0120-9965
Sponsor(s)
We thank Biol. Rolando Estrada, for providing plants and seeds, Eng. Oscar Fernandez for providing fruits and Dr. Monica Arakaki for reviewing present article. Present work was funding partially by special projects from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima, Perú.
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