Table 2.
Comparative Maceration study of the roots of four Berberis species.
| Macerated elements (in μm) |
Berberis aristata | Berberis asiatica | Berberis chitria | Berberis lycium | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Tracheids | ||||||||
| Length | 491.024 | ±125.571 | 658.613 | ±253.672 | 348.308 | ±129.626 | 282.836 | ±4.598 |
| Width | 13.062 | ±4.600 | 13.749 | ±6.481 | 12.221 | ±2.645 | 12.603 | ±0.231 |
| Vessels | ||||||||
| Length | 259.720 | ±158.670 | 494.964 | ±181.477 | 160.405 | ±187.958 | 140.108 | ±14.862 |
| Width | 25.590 | ±18.198 | 20.623 | ±16.203 | 19.859 | ±11.533 | 24.629 | ±0.468 |
| Fibres | ||||||||
| Length | 645.481 | ±259.182 | 522.462 | ±246.290 | 476.632 | ±337.029 | 517.879 | ±2.217 |
| Width | 14.666 | ±3.986 | 11.457 | ±3.240 | 10.693 | ±2.645 | 10.884 | ±0.258 |
| Tracheidal fibres | ||||||||
| Length | 694.064 | ±324.992 | 714.949 | ±181.477 | 760.778 | ±194.440 | 368.931 | ±15.691 |
| Width | 12.986 | ±2.916 | 11.457 | ±3.240 | 11.457 | ±3.240 | 12.218 | ±0.250 |