Seed and seedling anatomy of Africa Provenances of faidherbia albid

• Published in: University of Khartoum Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Sudan) Vol. 14; no. 3
• Main Authors: Mohamed, I.E., University of Khartoum, Khartoum (Sudan). Faculty of Science, Dept. of Botany, Yagi, S.M., University of Khartoum, Khartoum (Sudan). Faculty of Science, Dept. of Botany, Ibrahim, A.M., University of Khartoum, Khartoum (Sudan). Faculty of Science, Dept. of Botany
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: AFRICA; AFRIQUE; ANATOMIA DE LA PLANTA; ANATOMIE VEGETALE; FAIDHERBIA ALBIDA; HIPOCOTILOS; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_10734; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_165; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_3770; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_5954; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_6927; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_6945; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_7497; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_7681; HYPOCOTYLE; HYPOCOTYLS; PLANT ANATOMY; PLANTULAS; PLANTULE; SEED; SEEDLINGS; SEMENCE; SEMILLAS; SOUDAN; SUDAN; TESTA
• ISSN: 1560-2141

This work was conducted to study the anatomical characteristics of seeds and seedlings of Faidherbia albida from seven provenances representing Central, Western, Eastern and Southern Africa. The studied seeds and seedlings showed anatomical features similar to those of the other members of the family Leguminosae. The variation in anatomical characteristics among the seeds and seedlings from the studied provenances were analyzed with reference to two Southern and Western African races; namely, B and A. The former exhibited a thicker seed coat of 70 /1, hypocotyl cortex width of 50 /1 and pith width of 25 /1, while those of the latter were 50 /1, 35 /1 and 37 /1, respectively. The Ethiopian Rama provenance seeds had an average coat thickness of 52 /1 and 77 /1, and is, therefore, unique in that it shares seed characteristics of both Western and Southern provenances. The average seed coat of the Sudanese provenances was 59 /1, the hypocotyl cortex width was 3511- and the pith width was 30/1, representing a transitional state linking the Western and Southern African provenances to those in West Africa