ISSN:
1615-6110
Keywords:
Angiosperms
;
Rutaceae
;
Citrus limon
;
Style
;
canal cells
;
canal filling substance
;
ultrastructure
;
anatomy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The ultrastructure of the canal cells and the canal filling substance ofCitrus limon have been studied. At maturity the canal cells are very rich in cytoplasm. Their inner tangential walls lining the canal are much thickened and formed by two layers: the outer corresponds to the original wall, the inner is formed by subsequent deposition of abundant materials of different origin. This thickening occurs at the same time as the filling of the stylar canal. Both events are paralleled by considerable dictyosomic activity, the formation of a large amount of rough endoplasmic reticulum, and the incorporation of small cytoplasmic masses into the cell wall, due to plasmalemma evaginations. — The material in the stylar canal has a heterogeneous ultrastructure aspect and consists of polysaccharides, proteins and lipids; it presumably provides nutrients for the growing pollen tubes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00985190
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