A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STORIED VASCULAR CAMBIUM AND ITS DERIVATIVES IN

YOUNG AND OLD STEM OF Erythrina indica GROWING IN MEGHALAYA, NORTHEAST INDIA

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the” Degree of Master of Science
in Botany”

Submitted By

Lhingkhochin Haokip

NORTH – EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY

Shillong-793022

Certificate

I Lhingkhochin Haokip declare that the subject matter of this project work entitled ,A comparative
study of storied vascular cambium and its derivatives in young and old stem of Erythrina indica
growing in Meghalaya is the record work done by me , that the contents of this project work do not
form basis of the award of any previous degree to me or to the best of my knowledge to anybody
else. The dissertation has not been submitted by me for any research degree in any university
/Institution.

(Lhingkhochin Haokip)

Prof.N. Venugopal Prof.N.Venugopal

Head Supervisor

Acknowledgement

I wish to express my deep sense of gratitude and indebtedness to Prof.N. Venugopal,Department of

Botany, North Eastern Hill University , Shillong under whose supervision the present study was
under taken, for tendering his valuable guidance ,suggestion which has moulded this project work
into a presentable form.Without his tireless guidance the successful completion of this work was
impossible.

My sincere gratitude is extended to Prof.N. Venugopal, Head, Department of Botany NEHU ,Shillong
or providing all the necessary facilities for my project work.

I am grateful to my head nominee Dr.L. Kharlukhi for his valuable suggestions.

I am highly indebted to my project mate miss Carefulness M Dirborne and research scholars Ms Lily
lalchanhimi , Ms Stella Pamidimarri, Ms Ester jones Marbaniang for extending their help and
company in moments of need.

Words of gratitude to all my classmates,hostel mates and friends for their concern for the successful
completion of my project work.

Last but not the least i gave all the glory and praises to God whose kind grace helped me to fulfil this
project.

Lhingkhochin Haokip

M.sc. IV Semester

CAS in Botany

Department of Botany

School of life science N.E.H.U.

Shillong-793022

Date:July 2013-06-11

Contents

Chapter-1 Introduction

Chapter-2 Review of literature

Chapter-3 Materials and method

Chapter-4 Result and discussion

Chapter-5 Conclusion

Chapter-6 References