Anatomical, Palynological and Biochemical Studies on Gundelia dersim Vitek, Yüce & Ergin (Asteraceae) an Endemic of Turkey
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Açar M, Beker Akbulut G, Taşar N, 2021. Anatomical, Palynological and Biochemical Studies on Gundelia dersim Vitek, Yüce & Ergin (Asteraceae) an Endemic of Turkey. Journal of the Institute of Science and Technology, 11(2): 1781- 1791.Özet
The Asteraceae family is the largest in the plant kingdom in the world. Gundelia is a
genus that belongs to this family and is commonly referred to as the kenger name in Anatolia. Gundelia
dersim is also an endemic species defined from Eastern Anatolia. In this study, anatomical,
palynological and biochemical properties of G. dersim were discussed. When the anatomical structure
of G. dersim was examined, it was seen that the mesophyll type, in which the midrib of the leaf was
developed, was unifacial. There are too many sclerenchymatic cells in the vascular bundles. In addition,
laticifer elements were seen on the stem and leaf. Also, it was observed that the pollen of the species is
in echinate ornamentation and pollen grains are radial symmetrical, isopolar, tricolporate. Following
biochemical analysis, pigment analysis, total carbohydrate and lipid peroxidation were performed. The
chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b content of the species in both stem and leaf were analyzed, and the most
chlorophyll content was found in the leaf. With this research, for the first time, a detailed anatomical
investigation was conducted on the genus Gundelia, and it is a current view with the first consideration
of the anatomical, palynological and biochemical aspects of G. dersim.