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Morpho-anatomical variation between lowland and highland populations of Cannabis sativa L. in the Koh-e-Sulaiman and adjacent regions, Pakistan

Amjad Hussain, Syed Mohsan Raza Shah, Syeda Sabika Zahra Naqvi, Jazab Shafqat, Arshia Zia, Zahida Parveen, Wasifa Rani, Zaheer Abbas, Barkat Ali, Syeda Fiza Nayab, Laiba Hameed, Sania Abid

International Journal of Applied and Experimental Biology

Compares the morphology and anatomy of Cannabis sativa along a lowland-highland gradient from 120 to 1770 m in the Koh-e-Sulaiman region, with three lowland populations (Dera Ghazi Khan, Taunsa Sharif and Shadan Lund) and three highland populations around Fort Munro. The abstract reports temperature, precipitation and soil salinity for the highland and lowland groups. Lowland plants had longer roots and shoots, more leaves and larger leaf area, while highland plants showed thicker epidermis and more cortical and endodermal layers. The authors read the differences as phenotypic plasticity. The abstract does not say whether the populations are wild, feral or cultivated.

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DOI10.56612/ijaaeb.v5i2.229

CountryPakistan

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2026-04-08 2026-10-15 Morpho-anatomical variation between lowland and highland populations of Cannabis sativa L. in the Koh-e-Sulaiman and adjacent regions, Pakistan Journal article Botany Amjad Hussain, Syed Mohsan Raza Shah, Syeda Sabika Zahra Naqvi, Jazab Shafqat, Arshia Zia, Zahida Parveen, Wasifa Rani, Zaheer Abbas, Barkat Ali, Syeda Fiza Nayab, Laiba Hameed, Sania Abid International Journal of Applied and Experimental Biology 2026 10.56612/ijaaeb.v5i2.229 https://doi.org/10.56612/ijaaeb.v5i2.229 Compares the morphology and anatomy of Cannabis sativa along a lowland-highland gradient from 120 to 1770 m in the Koh-e-Sulaiman region, with three lowland populations (Dera Ghazi Khan, Taunsa Sharif and Shadan Lund) and three highland populations around Fort Munro. The abstract reports temperature, precipitation and soil salinity for the highland and lowland groups. Lowland plants had longer roots and shoots, more leaves and larger leaf area, while highland plants showed thicker epidermis and more cortical and endodermal layers. The authors read the differences as phenotypic plasticity. The abstract does not say whether the populations are wild, feral or cultivated. Pakistan