ISSN:
1432-2242
Keywords:
Cytoplasmic inheritance
;
Environmental conditions
;
Nicotiana tabacum
;
Sperm cell
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract In flowers grown at warm temperatures in environmental chambers and at cooler temperatures in the greenhouse, eight parameters of the sperm-cell organization of Nicotiana tabacum were examined during sperm cell maturation using serial ultrathin sectioning, transmission electron microscopy and quantitative cytology. Despite employing the same seed source, and similar soil and nutrient conditions, the surface area and volume of the cell, the nucleus and the chondriome were larger in flowers grown in growth chambers under warmer controlled conditions, whereas the number of plastids appeared to be the same, or slightly higher, in flowers grown under cooler greenhouse conditions. These results suggest that environmental conditions may influence the quantity of cytoplasmic organelles, including mitochondria and plastids, thus potentially influencing the likelihood of male cytoplasmic inheritance.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00224502
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