A scientific article co-authored by Professor Sayyara Ibadullayeva, Acting Director of the Institute of Botany PLE of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Samira Khudaverdiyeva, PhD in Biology and researcher at the Ethnobotany Laboratory, has been published in the 2026 issue of the high-impact-factor, Q2-category journal Plant Biosystems.
In the article titled "Pollen micromorphological variations in selected species of genus Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) and their taxonomic significance," the pollen micromorphological characteristics of selected species of the genus Ipomoea were studied in detail using light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
During the research, important palynological features such as pollen size, exine thickness, spine characteristics, and surface ornamentation were comparatively studied. As a result of the analyses conducted, significant differences were identified among the species in terms of pollen morphological indicators, and it was shown that these features serve as a reliable diagnostic criterion for the taxonomic identification of species.
The results of the study once again confirm that palynomorphological features are a reliable diagnostic criterion for accurately distinguishing between morphologically similar Ipomoea species. The article makes an important scientific contribution to the fields of plant systematics, palynology, and taxonomy.
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