The mesophyll anatomical traits are essential factors for efficient light capture, CO2 diffusion, and hydraulics in leaves. At the same time, leaf governed by xylem traits. Thus, simultaneous analyses of anatomy will clarify links among water use. However, such have been scarcely performed, particularly on non-seed plants. Using seven fern species, we first showed that species with a large thic...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The co-occurring of evergreen and deciduous angiosperm trees in Asian tropical dry forests on karst substrates suggests the existence of different water-use strategies among species. In this study it is hypothesized that the co-occurring evergreen and deciduous trees differ in stem hydraulic traits and leaf water relationships, and there will be correlated evolution in droug...

Previous studies on the embryo structure of legumes species had resulted in division Fabaceae family into two great subfamilies based axis curvature. Research seed morphology and anatomy adds to knowledge taxonomy, evolution ecology. This study determined developmental anatomy, pod as well germination characteristics observed variants (T1 - small prickles; T2 medium T3 long prickles) Pterocarpu...