Ultrastructure and energy dispersive spectroscopy-based elemental analysis of the fruit exocarps of Musa sinensis L. (Banana) and Musa paradisiaca L. (Plantain) (Musaceae)
| Autor: | Anthony Jide Afolayan, Barnabas Oluwatomide Oyeyinka |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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mineral element
Agriculture (General) Potassium Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy chemistry.chemical_element Plant Science Horticulture Musa × paradisiaca Musa sinensis S1-972 biology electron microscopy Forestry SD1-669.5 biology.organism_classification ultrastructure Musaceae exocarp chemistry Elemental analysis Ultrastructure Composition (visual arts) Musa paradisiaca Agronomy and Crop Science Carbon Nuclear chemistry |
| Zdroj: | Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, Vol 49, Iss 3 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1842-4309 0255-965X |
| Popis: | Ultrastructural investigation and analysis of the elemental spectra composition of Musa sinensis L. and Musa paradisiaca L. exocarp (peels) was carried out using the Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-Ray (EDX) respectively. Microstructures such as interlocked, polyhedral epidermal cells, ellipsoid-shaped stomata, guard cells, intercellular space, anticlinal-patterned walls and subsidiary cells were observed, with direct and indirect implications in the deposition of important primary and secondary metabolites, thus connoting some medicinal significance. Furthermore, the energy dispersive x-ray spectra revealed the presence of some important elements such as potassium (K), iron (Fe), carbon (C), oxygen (O), silicon (Si) and gold (Au), with high to relatively high carbon and oxygen peaks consistently observed in Musa sinensis and Musa paradisiaca. In the same vein, the relative similarity observed in the constituents of quite a number of the elemental spectra (carbon, oxygen, silicon, gold) in M. sinensis and M. paradisiaca peels, also reflects species relatedness between M. sinensis and M. paradisiaca. |
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