%0 Journal Article
%T Silicon Deposition in Leaf Trichomes of Cucurbitaceae Horticultural Plants: A Short Report
%A Jun Abe
%J American Journal of Plant Sciences
%P 486-490
%@ 2158-2750
%D 2019
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ajps.2019.103034
%X Silicon deposition in leaf trichome of six
horticultural Cucurbitaceae species, cucumber (</span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Cucumis sativus</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">), pumpkin (</span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Cucurbita
maxima</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">), melon (</span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Cucumis melo</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">),
watermelon (</span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Citrullus lanatus</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">),
sponge gourd (</span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Luffa cylindrica</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">) and
bottle gourd (</span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Lagenaria siceraria</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> var. </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">hispida</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">) was observed by an X-ray
microanalyzer coupled with an environmental scanning electron microscope. The
elements that presented in the surface of three or four leaves of the
individual species were detected and mapped </span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">by</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> the
X-ray microanalyzer. In leaves of cucumber, pumpkin, and melon, high
accumulation of silicon was detected in cells surrounding the bases of the
trichome hair and the hair itself deposited calcium. On the other hand, in sponge
gourd and bottle gourd, high accumulation of silicon was detected only in the
hair. In watermelon leaves, silicon deposited both in the hair and in cells
surrounding the bases of the hair. Thus, horticultural Cucurbitaceae plants
have interspecific variation </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">in</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> the
pattern </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">of</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> silicon deposition in leaf trichomes.
%K Bottle Gourd (&lt
%K i&gt
%K Lagenaria siceraria&lt
%K /i&gt
%K var. &lt
%K i&gt
%K hispida&lt
%K /i&gt
%K )
%K Leaf Trichome
%K Melon (&lt
%K i&gt
%K Cucumis melo&lt
%K /i&gt
%K )
%K Pumpkin (&lt
%K i&gt
%K Cucurbita maxima&lt
%K /i&gt
%K )
%K Silicon Accumulation
%K Sponge Gourd (&lt
%K i&gt
%K Luffa cylindrica&lt
%K /i&gt
%K )
%K Watermelon (&lt
%K i&gt
%K Citrullus lanatus&lt
%K /i&gt
%K )
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=91384