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Morphological Characterization of Pollen Grains of Selected Plants Causing Pollen Allergy
Abstract
Abstract
The present work pertains an attempt to investigate allergy causing pollen grains in detail at the study area. The pollen grains are tiny particles produced by the male gametophyte and were liberated into the atmosphere during pollination. When the concentration of pollen grains increases it may results various forms of allergy and also meteorological changes in the environment. The study list out 10 plants which contribute major portion of pollen allergy in the study area. The morphological studies with help of microscopes and morphological features help to identify the cause of allergy. The presence of pines in the exine is a major reason for pollen allergy. The plants like Oryza, Hibiscus and Parthenium has characteristic exine for pollen allergy.
Keywords: Thespesia populnea, exine, sporopollenin, Respiratory allergies, aeroallergens, SEM
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C. Padmapriya, M. Tamilarshi, T. Saranya, P. Jayanthi, R. Pushpa, S. Umavathi. Morphological Characterization of Pollen Grains of Selected Plants Causing Pollen Allergy. Research & Reviews: Journal of Crop Science and Technology. 2020; 9(1): 6–12p
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