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Peer-Reviewed Open Access Publication · ISSN: 2321-8681 · CC-BY 4.0 International

Open Access ISSN: 2321-8681 Volume-8, Issue-1 (Jan-June) 2021

Morphological and microscopic studies on fruits of Drooping Fig

Authors: Pankaj Kumar, Sumeet Gairola India
Correspondence: sumeetgairola@iiim.res.in
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Abstract

They are used to treat several health issues, including abdominal problems, urogenital problems, colic pain, visceral obstructions, diabetes, jaundice, leprosy, hepatitis, etc. The present study aimed at the detailed macroscopic and microscopic characterization of fruits of F. semicordata. Morphological, anatomical, and powder characters of fruits were studied using a compound microscope and stereomicroscope. Morphological study of fruit revealed characteristic protruded dark brown spot like structures on the fruit surface, orifice covered with triangular-shaped bracts, and cut surface showed several pink to silver-colored feebly stalked seeds attached to thin creamy white to pink colored fruit wall. Powder microscopy revealed numerous unicellular trichomes, some colored cork cell fragments, seed testa fragments, etc. Botanical characters compiled in the present study can be used as a reference standard for identifying raw fruit samples of F. semicordata in both fresh and dried forms.

Journal Research and Reviews in Biotechnology and Biosciences
Peer Review Double-Blind Peer Reviewed
Publication Year 2021
Volume Volume-8, Issue-1 (Jan-June)
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Pankaj Kumar, Sumeet Gairola (2021). Morphological and microscopic studies on fruits of Drooping Fig. Research and Reviews in Biotechnology and Biosciences, Volume-8, Issue-1 (Jan-June).
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