TY - JFULL AU - Aree Thongpukdee and Chockpisit Thepsithar and Sujitra Timchookul PY - 2013/9/ TI - Fiber Microstructure in Solanum Found in Thailand T2 - International Journal of Bioengineering and Life Sciences SP - 792 EP - 796 VL - 7 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/16198 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 80, 2013 N2 - The study aimed to investigate characteristics of vegetative tissue for taxonomic purpose and possibly trend of waste application in industry. Stems and branches of 15 species in Solanum found in Thailand were prepared for fiber and examined by light microscopy. Microstructural characteristic data of fiber i.e. fiber length and width, fiber lumen diameter and fiber cell wall thickness were recorded. The longest average fiber cell length (>3.9 mm.) were obtained in S. lycopersicum L. and S. tuberosum L. Fiber cells from S. lycopersicum also revealed the widest average diameter of whole cell and its lumen at >45.5 μm and >29 μm respectively. However fiber cells with thickest wall of > 9.6 μm were belonged to the ornamental tree species, S. wrightii Benth. The results showed that the slenderness ratio, Runkel ratio, and flexibility coefficient, with potentially suitable for feedstock in paper industry fell in 4 exotic species, i.e. Solanumamericanum L., S. lycopersicum, S. seaforthianum Andr., and S. tuberosum L ER -