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4.3.3. Scanning electron microscopy
Germination physiology
Figure 4.2: Scanning electron microscopic images of seeds arranged from the smallest to
the largest for size comparison. Romulea leipoldtii (A); R. flava (B); R. minutiflora (C); R.
sabulosa (D); R. camerooniana (E); R. rosea (F); R. diversiformis (G); R. monadelpha (H).
Horizontal bar = 1 mm.
Figure 4.3: Scanning electron micrographs of the seed surfaces of Romulea camerooniana (A);
R. diversiformis (B); R. flava (C); R. leipoldtii (D); R. minutiflora (E); R. monadelpha (F); R. rosea
(G) and R. sabulosa (H). Horizontal bar = 10 µm (the same magnification was used for all
species).
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