Effect of Seasonal Environmental Changes on Leaf Anatomical Responses of Limoniastrum guyonianum in Sabkha Biotope †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Characters | Treatments | |||||||
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January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | |
Leaf thickness (µm) | 485.4 ± 3.98 F | 484.1 ± 7.66 F | 491.7 ± 6.98 F | 518.8 ± 7.18 E | 554.6 ± 9.66 D | 581.7 ± 6.45 C | 608.2 ± 3.29 B | 637.9 ± 6.98 A |
Adaxial epidermis (µm) | 24.1 ± 0.35 B | 23.9 ± 0.40 B | 24.0 ± 0.32 B | 24.2 ± 0.38 B | 24.1 ± 0.42 B | 24.3 ± 0.30 B | 25.1 ± 0.71 B | 26.1 ± 0.26 A |
Adaxial stomatal density (nb·mm−2) | 62.2 ± 1.01 C | 60.3 ± 1.52 C | 63.1 ± 1.05 C | 63.0 ± 2.64 C | 63.3 ± 1.55 C | 71.3 ± 4.02 B | 82.0 ± 1.18 A | 84.3 ± 0.69 A |
Adaxial salt glandsdensity (nb·mm−2) | 8.23 ± 0.25 CD | 7.73 ± 0.61 D | 8.16 ± 0.15 CD | 8.32 ± 0.20 CD | 8.90 ± 0.36 C | 10.56 ± 0.40 B | 11.66 ± 0.76 A | 11.85 ± 0.33 A |
Abaxial epidermis (µm) | 23.9 ± 0.15 BC | 23.2 ± 0.41 BC | 23.1 ± 0.30 C | 23.7 ± 0.35 BC | 23.9 ± 0.65 BC | 23.7 ± 0.40 BC | 24.3 ± 0.20 B | 25.1 ± 0.61 A |
Abaxial stomatal density (nb·mm−2) | 58.7 ± 1.12 D | 57.9 ± 2.83 D | 58.8 ± 2.02 D | 60.4 ± 2.15 D | 58.5 ± 2.50 D | 66.7 ± 1.30 C | 75.6 ± 1.35 B | 82.1 ± 4.37 A |
Abaxial salt glandsdensity (nb·mm−2) | 10.4 ± 0.64 D | 10.5 ± 0.71 D | 11.7 ± 0.27 D | 12.3 ± 0.36 D | 13.0 ± 0.30 D | 15.7 ± 0.37 C | 23.8 ± 2.41 B | 25.7 ± 2.83 A |
Adaxial palisadeparenchyma (µm) | 95.3 ± 3.51 F | 92.6 ± 2.08 F | 96.3 ± 1.52 F | 102.7 ± 2.10 E | 113.4 ± 4.49 D | 127.1 ± 2.68 C | 138.0 ± 3.10 B | 144.9 ± 2.57 A |
Abaxial palisadeparenchyma (µm) | 62.0 ± 1.01 CD | 60.3 ± 1.52 D | 63.7 ± 2.05 CD | 64.6 ± 1.50 CD | 68.0 ± 2.04 C | 75.3 ± 4.85 B | 82.8 ± 1.25 A | 85.3 ± 3.51 A |
Spongyparenchyma (µm) | 269.3 ± 6.94 D | 273.0 ± 9.58 D | 273.7 ± 8.61 D | 292.8 ± 6.25 C | 313.8 ± 6.27 B | 319.4 ± 3.87 B | 326.5 ± 4.11 B | 344.6 ± 3.81 A |
Xylem vessel diameter (µm) | 14.7 ± 0.21 A | 14.9 ± 0.15 A | 14.1 ± 0.10 B | 12.0 ± 0.10 C | 11.4 ± 0.25 D | 11.0 ± 0.05 D | 9.4 ± 0.10 F | 9.4 ± 0.06 F |
Xylem density (nb·mm−2) | 1934.3 ± 15.1 E | 1909.0 ± 10.6 E | 1930.6 ± 24.1 E | 2149.5 ± 54.3 D | 2662.1 ± 53.8 C | 2852.0 ± 50.1 B | 3246.2 ± 77.4 A | 3317.0 ± 43.8 A |
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Boughalleb, F.; Maaloul, S.; Abdellaoui, R. Effect of Seasonal Environmental Changes on Leaf Anatomical Responses of Limoniastrum guyonianum in Sabkha Biotope. Environ. Sci. Proc. 2022, 16, 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022016012
Boughalleb F, Maaloul S, Abdellaoui R. Effect of Seasonal Environmental Changes on Leaf Anatomical Responses of Limoniastrum guyonianum in Sabkha Biotope. Environmental Sciences Proceedings. 2022; 16(1):12. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022016012
Chicago/Turabian StyleBoughalleb, Fayçal, Sameh Maaloul, and Raoudha Abdellaoui. 2022. "Effect of Seasonal Environmental Changes on Leaf Anatomical Responses of Limoniastrum guyonianum in Sabkha Biotope" Environmental Sciences Proceedings 16, no. 1: 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022016012
APA StyleBoughalleb, F., Maaloul, S., & Abdellaoui, R. (2022). Effect of Seasonal Environmental Changes on Leaf Anatomical Responses of Limoniastrum guyonianum in Sabkha Biotope. Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 16(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022016012