Zhigila  Daniel Andrawus, Sawa Fatima  B. Jafun, Abdul  D. Sulaiman, 
    Leaf Epidermal Micromorphology as Diagnostic Features in Accessions of <i>Sesamum indicum</i>
L.,
    Botany Research Journal,
    Volume 12,Issue 4,
    2019,
    Pages 42-47,
    ISSN 1995-4751,
    brj.2019.42.47,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=brj.2019.42.47)
    Abstract: Fresh leaves of twelve accessions of <i>S. indicum</i> were studied to examine their stomatal features, epidermal
cell shapes and anticlinal cell-wall patterns which may be
used for the delimitation of the accessions. The twelve
accessions of <i>S. indicum</i> studied have amphistomatic
leaves. The 3 types of stomatal complex types were
observed namely, anisocytic, tetracytic and anomocytic.
Accession Adaw-ting (improved) has the smallest
stomatal size (26.39&plusmn;0.34 &mu;m) with highest stomatal
density (79.08&plusmn;1.47 mm<sup>2</sup>) while accession Adaw-wula
possessed the largest stomatal size (74.31&plusmn;1.99 &mu;m) with
lowest stomatal density (20.80&plusmn;0.58 mm<sup>2</sup>), the exception
was found in accession Adaw-ting whose stomatal size is
larger (64.03&plusmn;1.11 &mu;m) but with higher stomatal density
(71.54&plusmn;1.47 mm<sup>2</sup>). Wavy, curve or undulate anticlinal
wall patterns with irregular and or isodiametric epidermal
cell shapes were observed. The high variation in stomatal
complex types suggests that these accessions probably
have various capacities to conserve water. The leaf micro
morphological features were found to be good diagnostic
and additional tool in identification as well as
nomenclature of the accessions of <i>S. indicum</i>.
    Keywords: Sesamum indicum;stomata;epidermal cells;taxonomy;anticlinal cell-wall patterns