{"title":"Fiber Microstructure in Solanum Found in Thailand","authors":"Aree Thongpukdee, Chockpisit Thepsithar, Sujitra Timchookul","volume":80,"journal":"International Journal of Bioengineering and Life Sciences","pagesStart":793,"pagesEnd":797,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/16198","abstract":"
The study aimed to investigate characteristics of
\r\nvegetative tissue for taxonomic purpose and possibly trend of waste
\r\napplication in industry. Stems and branches of 15 species in Solanum
\r\nfound in Thailand were prepared for fiber and examined by light
\r\nmicroscopy. Microstructural characteristic data of fiber i.e. fiber
\r\nlength and width, fiber lumen diameter and fiber cell wall thickness
\r\nwere recorded. The longest average fiber cell length (>3.9 mm.) were
\r\nobtained in S. lycopersicum L. and S. tuberosum L. Fiber cells from
\r\nS. lycopersicum also revealed the widest average diameter of whole
\r\ncell and its lumen at >45.5 μm and >29 μm respectively. However
\r\nfiber cells with thickest wall of > 9.6 μm were belonged to the
\r\nornamental tree species, S. wrightii Benth. The results showed that
\r\nthe slenderness ratio, Runkel ratio, and flexibility coefficient, with
\r\npotentially suitable for feedstock in paper industry fell in 4 exotic
\r\nspecies, i.e. Solanumamericanum L., S. lycopersicum, S.
\r\nseaforthianum Andr., and S. tuberosum L<\/p>\r\n","references":"
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