Palynological study of wild plant species of University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi, Pakistan

ABSTRACT

The palynological stud of ten wild plant species of L niversity of Arid Agriculture, Raw alpindi [UAAR] was carried during 2003-04, The study was confined to the pollen fertility investigation and morphological characteristics of pollens. It was revealed by microscopic observation that pollen fertility of selected species ranged from 98-100%. The pollen grains of almost all selected wild species were circular in shape. The size of the pollen grains was variable from species to species. Palynological results were found to be a good taxonomic character among these wild species upto family and genus. These information on the pollen grains were useful for future research and serve as a tool for the reconstruction of past vegetation and environment