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volume 39 issue 3 (september 2019) : 177-183.,   Doi: 10.18805/ag.D-140

Morphological traits and Nastism of Mango ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb.)

V
V. O. Ayodele
O
O. M. Olowe
1<div>Department of Pure&nbsp;and Applied Botany, College of Biosciences, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, PMB 2240, Abeokuta, Nigeria,</div>
Cite article:- Ayodele O. V., Olowe M. O. (2019). Morphological traits and Nastism of Mango ginger (Curcumaamada Roxb.). Agricultural Science Digest. 39(3): 177-183.. doi: 10.18805/ag.D-140.

ABSTRACT

Necessity demands observation and assessment of growth development of Mango ginger plants (with paucity of or no publication about its agronomy and pathology) as prerequisite to understanding their nature and avoid incorrect plant disease diagnosis (by taking for abnormal condition that which is normal). Hence, this study observed the morphological development of Mango ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb.) plants, a rare crop, and assessed for its plant height and number of leaves in the years 2016 and 2017. The rhizomes, the most economic part of the plant, was observed to emerge from corm and appeared finger-like with dome ends. Mango ginger leaves averaged 9 per plant stand and showed curling nastic movement. Sunlight and temperature had positive and significant effect on the daily curling and uncurling of leaves. Also, height parameter of Mango ginger plants was inconsistent when measured from soil level to tip of youngest leaf/apical bud; but when measured from soil level to peak/top (highest point attained at natural position above soil level) irrespective of what leaf made the upper boundary, plants increased in height with time. Significant difference existed in 2016 between the two different upper boundaries of plant height. This study: provide basic understanding of the morphology of Mango ginger plant; and gives original and significant insight on the nastic movement of its leaves, for better understanding of its fundamental botany, which may form bases for its disease identification and further investigation as an under-cultivated and underutilized crop (for colouring and flavouring drinks, and as: food preservative; medicine for cure of bacterial and fungal infection; anti-inflammatory and antipyretic; hypotriglyceridemic and hypoglycemic; anti-cancer with fertility potential)

REFERENCES

  1. Adeleke O. O., Makinde V., Eruola A. O., Dada O. F., Ojo A. O. and Aluko T. J. (2015). Estimation of Groundwater Recharges in Odeda Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria using Empirical Formulae. Challenges 6: 271-281.
  2. Chatterjee R., Chattopadhyay P. K., Hnamte V., Chongtham T. and Datta Ray S. K. (2012). Assessment of Quality Characteristics of Mango Ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb.) Germplasm. International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management 3(3): 380-382.
  3. Gates F. C. (1916). Xerofotic Movements in Leaves. Botanical Gazette 61(5): 399-407.
  4. Harris A. D., Bradham D. D., Baumgarten M., Zuckerman I. H., Fink J. C. and Perencevich E. N. (2004). The Use and Interpretation of Quasi-Experimental Studies in Infectious Diseases. In: Clinical Infectious Diseases 38(11): 1586-1591.
  5. Heady H. F. (1957). The Measurement and Value of Plant Height in the Study of Herbaceous Vegetation. Ecology 38(2): 313-320.
  6. Moles A. T., Warton D. I., Warman L., Swenson N. G., Laffan S. W., Zanne A. E. et al. (2009). Global Patterns in Plant Height. Journal of Ecology 97(5): 923-932.
  7. Pérez-Harguindeguy N., Díaz S., Garnier E., Lavorel S., Poorter H., Jaureguiberry P. et al. (2013). New Handbook for Standardised Measurement of Plant Functional Traits Worldwide. Australian Journal of Botany http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/BT12225
  8. Riley M. B., Williamson M. R. and Maloy O. (2002). Plant Disease Diagnosis. The Plant Health Instructor DOI: 10.1094/PHI-I-2002-1021-01
  9. Samant L. R. (2012). Curcuma amada Roxb.: A Phytopharmacological Review. Samant. / Journal of Pharmacy Research 5(4): 1992-1993.
  10. Schwartz A., Gilboa S. and Koller D. (1987). Photonastic Control of Leaflet Orientation in Melilotus indicus (Fabaceae). Plant Physiology 84(2): 318-323.
  11. Shadish W. R., Cook T. D. and Campbell D. T. (2002). Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 14pp.
  12. Stiles W. (2010). Principles of Plant Physiology. Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, pp520-521.
  13. Vishnupriya M., Nishaa S., Sasikumar J. M., Teepica P. D. D., Hephzibah C. P. and Gopalakrishnan V. K. (2012). Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oil from Curcuma amada Roxb. International Research Journal of Pharmacy 3(6): 99.
  14. Wu X., Wang Z.,  Chang X. and  Jing R. (2010). Genetic Dissection of the Developmental Behaviours of Plant Height in Wheat under Diverse Water Regimes. Journal of Experimental Botany 61(11): 2923–2937.
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    volume 39 issue 3 (september 2019) : 177-183.,   Doi: 10.18805/ag.D-140

    Morphological traits and Nastism of Mango ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb.)

    V
    V. O. Ayodele
    O
    O. M. Olowe
    1<div>Department of Pure&nbsp;and Applied Botany, College of Biosciences, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, PMB 2240, Abeokuta, Nigeria,</div>
    Cite article:- Ayodele O. V., Olowe M. O. (2019). Morphological traits and Nastism of Mango ginger (Curcumaamada Roxb.). Agricultural Science Digest. 39(3): 177-183.. doi: 10.18805/ag.D-140.

    ABSTRACT

    Necessity demands observation and assessment of growth development of Mango ginger plants (with paucity of or no publication about its agronomy and pathology) as prerequisite to understanding their nature and avoid incorrect plant disease diagnosis (by taking for abnormal condition that which is normal). Hence, this study observed the morphological development of Mango ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb.) plants, a rare crop, and assessed for its plant height and number of leaves in the years 2016 and 2017. The rhizomes, the most economic part of the plant, was observed to emerge from corm and appeared finger-like with dome ends. Mango ginger leaves averaged 9 per plant stand and showed curling nastic movement. Sunlight and temperature had positive and significant effect on the daily curling and uncurling of leaves. Also, height parameter of Mango ginger plants was inconsistent when measured from soil level to tip of youngest leaf/apical bud; but when measured from soil level to peak/top (highest point attained at natural position above soil level) irrespective of what leaf made the upper boundary, plants increased in height with time. Significant difference existed in 2016 between the two different upper boundaries of plant height. This study: provide basic understanding of the morphology of Mango ginger plant; and gives original and significant insight on the nastic movement of its leaves, for better understanding of its fundamental botany, which may form bases for its disease identification and further investigation as an under-cultivated and underutilized crop (for colouring and flavouring drinks, and as: food preservative; medicine for cure of bacterial and fungal infection; anti-inflammatory and antipyretic; hypotriglyceridemic and hypoglycemic; anti-cancer with fertility potential)

    REFERENCES

    1. Adeleke O. O., Makinde V., Eruola A. O., Dada O. F., Ojo A. O. and Aluko T. J. (2015). Estimation of Groundwater Recharges in Odeda Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria using Empirical Formulae. Challenges 6: 271-281.
    2. Chatterjee R., Chattopadhyay P. K., Hnamte V., Chongtham T. and Datta Ray S. K. (2012). Assessment of Quality Characteristics of Mango Ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb.) Germplasm. International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management 3(3): 380-382.
    3. Gates F. C. (1916). Xerofotic Movements in Leaves. Botanical Gazette 61(5): 399-407.
    4. Harris A. D., Bradham D. D., Baumgarten M., Zuckerman I. H., Fink J. C. and Perencevich E. N. (2004). The Use and Interpretation of Quasi-Experimental Studies in Infectious Diseases. In: Clinical Infectious Diseases 38(11): 1586-1591.
    5. Heady H. F. (1957). The Measurement and Value of Plant Height in the Study of Herbaceous Vegetation. Ecology 38(2): 313-320.
    6. Moles A. T., Warton D. I., Warman L., Swenson N. G., Laffan S. W., Zanne A. E. et al. (2009). Global Patterns in Plant Height. Journal of Ecology 97(5): 923-932.
    7. Pérez-Harguindeguy N., Díaz S., Garnier E., Lavorel S., Poorter H., Jaureguiberry P. et al. (2013). New Handbook for Standardised Measurement of Plant Functional Traits Worldwide. Australian Journal of Botany http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/BT12225
    8. Riley M. B., Williamson M. R. and Maloy O. (2002). Plant Disease Diagnosis. The Plant Health Instructor DOI: 10.1094/PHI-I-2002-1021-01
    9. Samant L. R. (2012). Curcuma amada Roxb.: A Phytopharmacological Review. Samant. / Journal of Pharmacy Research 5(4): 1992-1993.
    10. Schwartz A., Gilboa S. and Koller D. (1987). Photonastic Control of Leaflet Orientation in Melilotus indicus (Fabaceae). Plant Physiology 84(2): 318-323.
    11. Shadish W. R., Cook T. D. and Campbell D. T. (2002). Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 14pp.
    12. Stiles W. (2010). Principles of Plant Physiology. Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, pp520-521.
    13. Vishnupriya M., Nishaa S., Sasikumar J. M., Teepica P. D. D., Hephzibah C. P. and Gopalakrishnan V. K. (2012). Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oil from Curcuma amada Roxb. International Research Journal of Pharmacy 3(6): 99.
    14. Wu X., Wang Z.,  Chang X. and  Jing R. (2010). Genetic Dissection of the Developmental Behaviours of Plant Height in Wheat under Diverse Water Regimes. Journal of Experimental Botany 61(11): 2923–2937.
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