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Table 2
Size of different types of cells in petiole of water hyacinth
Location
Diameter in
µm *
Epidermis
Hypodermis
Air space
Vascular bundle
Endodermis
Sclereids
Storage cells
Inclusions
Singanalur
23.20
26.48
177.16
139.58
56.61
113.52
197.71
33.68
Sulur
5.44
6.72
80.91
52.60
21.73
41.08
52.35
7.65
Ukkadam
10.57
15.23
46.11
36.17
19.63
26.34
43.26
7.88
Yakra
13.79
23.49
184.99
99.36
44.72
93.67
189.15
18.22
*
Mean of six replicates