Morphological Characteristics and Allometric Relationships of Shoot in Two Undergrowth Plants: Polygonatum odoratum and Polygonatum multiflorum
<p>Location of three regions along the length of <span class="html-italic">Polygonatum</span> shoot categorized as basal (b), central (c) and apical (a). Region (b) was 0.5 cm above ground level.</p> "> Figure 2
<p>(<b>a</b>,<b>b</b>) Diagram showing shape of <span class="html-italic">Polygonatum</span> shoots as seen in transverse section; rectangular in <span class="html-italic">P. odoratum</span> (<b>a</b>) and circular in <span class="html-italic">P. multiflorum</span> (<b>b</b>). The sclerenchyma zone is marked black; the outer/inner parenchyma zone white. Vascular tissue is represented by scattered collateral bundles. (<b>c</b>–<b>e</b>) Photomicrographs of transverse sections of <span class="html-italic">P. odoratum</span> (<b>c</b>,<b>d</b>) and <span class="html-italic">P. multiflorum</span> (<b>e</b>) shoots. Scale bar = 200 µm. (<b>c</b>)—section viewed under UV light. Fluorescence of lignified cell walls of sclerenchyma cells is marked with arrow. p—outer parenchyma zone; s—sclerenchyma zone; pi—inner parenchyma zone; cvb—collateral vascular bundle.</p> "> Figure 3
<p>Thickness of outer parenchyma zone at basal (b), central (c) and apical (a) regions along shoot of both species.</p> "> Figure 4
<p>Thickness of sclerenchyma zone at basal (b), central (c) and apical (a) regions along shoot of both species. Significant differences are for central (<span class="html-italic">p</span> <0.0001) and apical (<span class="html-italic">p</span> <0.0000001) regions.</p> "> Figure 5
<p>Relationships between diameter and length for all three regions of the shoot for the two species <span class="html-italic">P. odoratum</span> and <span class="html-italic">P. multiflorum.</span></p> "> Figure 5 Cont.
<p>Relationships between diameter and length for all three regions of the shoot for the two species <span class="html-italic">P. odoratum</span> and <span class="html-italic">P. multiflorum.</span></p> "> Figure 6
<p>Relationships between mass and length of the shoot for the two species <span class="html-italic">P. odoratum</span> and <span class="html-italic">P. multiflorum.</span></p> ">
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Morpho-Anatomical Analysis of Polygonatum Shoots
3.2. Allometric Relationships
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable at Categorized Region | Mean | t-Value | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
P. o | P. m | |||
Basal | 0.1876 | 0.1047 | 8.6023 | 0.0000 |
Central | 0.1589 | 0.0930 | 7.3910 | 0.0000 |
Apical | 0.1555 | 0.0931 | 8.8375 | 0.0000 |
Variable | Mean | t-Value | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
P. o | P. m | |||
Radius | 1.6416 | 1.4050 | 2.0269 | 0.0456 |
Thickness of outer parenchyma zone | 0.1674 | 0.0969 | 13.0812 | 0.0000 |
Thickness of sclerenchyma zone | 0.05217 | 0.0395 | 5.28161 | 0.0000 |
r D–L | |||
---|---|---|---|
Basal | Central | Apical | |
P. odoratum | 0.7305 ** | 0.8555 *** | 0.6224 * |
P. multiflorum | 0.9626 *** | 0.9152 *** | 0.8511 *** |
P. odoratum | ||||
Ws-D | Ws-L | Wp-D | Wp-L | |
basal | 0.529657 * | 0.664209 ** | NS | 0.599483 * |
central | NS | |||
apical | NS | NS | NS | |
P. multiflorum | ||||
Ws-D | Ws-L | Wp-D | Wp-L | |
basal | 0.816187 *** | 0.799026 *** | NS | |
central | NS | NS | NS | NS |
apical | 0.522822 * | 0.741862 ** | NS | NS |
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Tulik, M.; Karczewski, J.; Szeliga, N.; Jura-Morawiec, J.; Jarzyna, I. Morphological Characteristics and Allometric Relationships of Shoot in Two Undergrowth Plants: Polygonatum odoratum and Polygonatum multiflorum. Forests 2018, 9, 783. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9120783
Tulik M, Karczewski J, Szeliga N, Jura-Morawiec J, Jarzyna I. Morphological Characteristics and Allometric Relationships of Shoot in Two Undergrowth Plants: Polygonatum odoratum and Polygonatum multiflorum. Forests. 2018; 9(12):783. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9120783
Chicago/Turabian StyleTulik, Mirela, Jerzy Karczewski, Natalia Szeliga, Joanna Jura-Morawiec, and Ingeborga Jarzyna. 2018. "Morphological Characteristics and Allometric Relationships of Shoot in Two Undergrowth Plants: Polygonatum odoratum and Polygonatum multiflorum" Forests 9, no. 12: 783. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9120783
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