Vinay M. Raole

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• Article: Spodiopogon aristatus a new species of Poaceae from Gujarat, India

  Rinku J. Desai, Vinay M. Raole
  Kew Bulletin 04/2012; 67(1):1-5.
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  Article: Seed Germination of selected Taxa from Kachchh Desert, India

  Vinay Madhukar RAOLE, Aruna Girish JOSHI, Sandhya Kiran GARGE, Rinku Jitendrakumar DESAI
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  ABSTRACT: The district of Kachchh contains many culturally important plants. However, their conservation status is little known due to direct and indirect human activities. This study was undertaken with the aim of contributing to the conservation of the native species of these semi-arid regions through germination trials under laboratory conditions. Mature fruits of ten selected species were collected randomly from the known habitats to obtain viable seeds. These seeds were pre-treated with growth regulators singly or in combination after acid scarification or without scarification. Seeds were found to be dormant due to presence of thick seed coat or due to low level of endogenous hormonal level. Most of these seeds required different storage period to mature. Only seeds of Capparis cartilaginea germinated without treatment while the other species required treatments. Addition of growth regulators has enhanced seed germination in few taxa singly and in some plant cases in combination.
  Notulae Scientia Biologicae. 01/2010;
• Article: Comparative Foliar Epidermal Studies in Coix lacryma-jobi L. andCoix aquatica Roxb. (Poaceae)

  Rinku Jitendrakumar DESAI, Vinay Madhukar RAOLE, Arun Omprakash ARYA
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  ABSTRACT: As micromorphological knowledge was not available for Coix aquatica Roxb., the foliar epidermal studies were carried out for Coix lacryma-jobi L. and Coix aquatica Roxb. with the aim of determining the patterns of variation in their epidermal characteristics and assessing their value in species identification. Comparative foliar analysis was carried out by using light microscopy, after following routine scraping method. The characters of diagnostic importance in the identification of C. aquatica are the sparsely distributed prickle hairs with long pointed apex in the abaxial epidermis and dumbbell shaped silica cells in both the epidermises. The diagnostic characters for C. lacryma-jobi are the cross shaped silica cells and dumbbell shaped on the abaxial and adaxial epidermis respectively. The observed differences in certain micromorphological characters helps in identification of presently studied two species of Coix.
  Notulae Scientia Biologicae. 01/2009;
• Article: Ischaemum sayajiraoi, a new species of Poaceae from Gujarat, India

  Vinay M. Raole, Rinku J. Desai, J. F. Veldkamp
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  ABSTRACT: A new species of Ischaemum, I. sayajiraoi Raole & R. J. Desai (Poaceae) is described and illustrated from Gujarat state, western India. A detailed morphological description and line drawing of the new species are provided. Key wordsbipartite ligule–grass–pseudopetiole–taxonomy–winged lower palea
  Kew Bulletin 05/2012; 66(2):303-306.
• Article: Ischaemum sayajiraoi , a new species of Poaceae from Gujarat, India

  Vinay M.Raole, Rinku J. Desai, J.F. Veldkamp
  Kew Bulletin 01/2011; 66.