Radicle ofEchinocactus platyacanthus (Cactaceae) |
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Authors: | Alexander Lux Miloš Mikuš Zora Hanáčková Jozef Krištín |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Plant Physiology, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina B2, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia |
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Abstract: | Radicle of matureEchinocactus platyacanthus embryo is approximately 320 m long and represents less then 1/7 of the embryonal axis length. The radicle-hypocotyl boundary can be distinguished according to the striking difference in the size and shape of cells in protoderm and procambium, as well as discontinuity and different number of the cell files in the ground meristem. The root cap is small, consists of 4 layers of cells covering the apex of the radicle. The upper limit of the root cap is approximately 100 m closer towards the radicle tip than the radicle-hypocotyl boundary. Ultrastructure of radicle cells showed numerous lipid bodies as is typical for other oily seeds. Protein bodies of variable structure were also present together with other cell structures. Striking differences in protein body structure were found when protoderm and ground meristem were compared. Several small globoid crystals were present in each protein body of the protoderm, while protein bodies in the radicle ground meristem mostly contained one large globoid crystal. X-ray microanalysis revealed presence of P, K and Mg in all analyzed globoid crystals. Fe, Ca and Zn were detected in some of them.Abbreviations EDX microanalysis
energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis
- GC(s)
globoid crystals
- ICP spectroscopy
ion-coupled plasma spectroscopy
- LM
light microscopy
- PB(s)
protein bodies
- SEM
scanning electron microscopy
- TEM
transmission electron microscopy |
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Keywords: | Cactaceae embryo radicle root cap seed X-ray microanalysis |
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