Authors : Pramod Khirade, Sanjay Dudhe
Page Nos : 132-138
Description :
In this study morphological, micromorphological and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDS) characterization of seeds belonging to 5 legume species Albizia lebbeck, Cajanus cajan, Sesbania grandiflora, Crotalaria retusa and Crotalaria verrucosa were investigated. Various morphological characteristics of seed like shape, size, surface texture, colour, hilum features, mass, etc. were studied. Biometric analysis of seeds was carried out to obtain seed length, width and mass. Micromorphological details, particularly seed coat ornamentation/ spermoderm pattern was studied with the help of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Using EDS, elemental analysis of sample seeds was carried out. Seeds of studied species differ in morphology, biometry, spermoderm micromorphology and elemental composition. The study revealed that these differences can be useful in the identification of species.
