MORPHO-ANATOMICAL ADAPTATION FEATURES OF THE LEAF OF ATRIPLEX AUCHERI MOQ. IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN KYZYLKUM

Authors

  • Vasila Quysinovna Sharipova

    Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan

  • Shohjahon Shomurodovich Qilichev

    Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan

  • Doston Ergashevich Turdiyev

    Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan

  • Umidaxon Shuhratovna Saitjanova

    Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan

  • Ivan Ivanovich Maltsev

    Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan

  • Dilyayra Utkirovna Bozorova

    Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Keywords: Atriplex aucheri, Kyzylkum, leaf anatomy, C4 photosynthesis, Kranz anatomy, halo-xeromorphism, halophyte

Abstract

The article examines the leaf morphology and anatomical structure of Atriplex aucheri Moq., a species distributed in the Southwestern Kyzylkum. The study revealed that the leaf is characterized by a thickened epidermis, dense trichomes, isopalisade mesophyll, water-storage parenchyma, and well-developed Kranz cells. The presence of a farinose coating on the leaf surface, as well as druse-containing cells, indicates that the species is adapted to salinity, drought, and high-temperature conditions. The obtained results confirm that Atriplex aucheri is a true C4 halo-xerophytic species under the environmental conditions of the Kyzylkum.

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