Leaf anatomy and NaCI allocation of mangrove plants

Mangrove plants are the main member of intertidal forests in tropic. Since these plants grow in seawater, they have remarkable salt tolerance. Understanding the systems must not only have the sources more available, but also become the significant information to consider the process of the evolution...

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Published in:Journal of plant research 2006-12, Vol.119, p.139-139
Main Authors: Terasawa, H, Suzuki, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brackish
Sonneratia alba
Sonneratiaceae
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Summary:Mangrove plants are the main member of intertidal forests in tropic. Since these plants grow in seawater, they have remarkable salt tolerance. Understanding the systems must not only have the sources more available, but also become the significant information to consider the process of the evolution. In this study, we aimed to reveal anatomical features and salt accumlation, one of the salt tolerance functions that mangrove plants have. The leaves of Sonneratia alba J.Sm. (Sonneratiaceae) were collected in the Iriomote Island, Okinawa. And microscopic observation was conducted to describe the leaf structure. Moreover, freeze-dried leaves were observed and analyzed by SEM-EDX (FE-SEM 7000F, JEOL) to clarify the allocations of elements including Na and Cl.
ISSN:0918-9440