Benha University

Ahmed Abd El-Razek Mobarak

Asst. Prof. Emeritus

Faculty of Science Botany

Morphological VariabilityAmong Moringa oleifera (Lam.) Populations in Egypt.

Egyptian Journal of Botany • 2017
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Authors Ahmed Abdelrazek Mobarak ; Kamal Shaltout; Hussein Ibrahiem Ali; Dina Baraka; Sadia Aly
Keywords Canopy; Leaves; Flower; inflorescence; Pod; Seed
Journal Egyptian Journal of Botany
Publisher Not Available
Volume 53
Issue 1
Pages Not Available
publication.type International
Paper Link Open Link
Supplementary Materials Not Available
Abstract
This paper aims atstudying the morphological variation among Moringa oleifera populations in 8 sites in Egypt. The population of Qanatir Horticulture Research Institute had the maximum size (853.8 m3tree-1) and diameters of canopy (9.9 m tree-1) and stem at ground and breast height levels (76.1 and 63.4 cm tree-1), while those of Sheikh Zuweid had the minimum size (5.6 m3 tree-1) and height (2.0 m tree-1). Many branching modes of the main trunk were observed, where sympodial branching was the dominant in most sites. M. oleifera leaves in Botanic Garden of Faculty of Education - Ain Shams University were the longest (59.6 cm leaf-1) and those in Sheikh Zuweid were the shortest (24.5 cm leaf-1). On the other hand, the pods of Qanatir Horticulture Research Institute were the longest (50.4 cm pod-1). In addition, the pods of Botanic Garden of Faculty of Education - Ain Shams University contained the maximum number of seeds (21.8 seed pod-1), while the heaviest seeds were those of Sheikh Zuweid (270.0 mg seed-1). Variations in the morphology of M. oleifera organs (trees, leaves, pods and seeds) may be not only related to environmental conditions, particularly the soil properties, but also genetic differences within species. A further study on the genetic variation among the populations of this plant should be carried out.
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