ISSN:
1432-2048
Keywords:
Cell size
;
Chloroplast replication
;
Mesophyll (development)
;
Polyploidy
;
Triticum (chloroplast replication)
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract As part of an investigation into the control of chloroplast replication the number and size of chloroplasts in mesophyll cells was examined in relation to the size of the cells. In first leaves of Triticum aestivum L. and T. monococcum L. the number of chloroplasts in fully expanded mesophyll cells is positively correlated with the plan area of the cells. The linear relationship between chloroplast number per cell and cell plan area is also consistent over a fivefold range of cell size in isogenic diploid and tetraploid T. monococcum. In T. aestivum the chloroplast number per unit cell plan area varies among cells in relation to the size of the chloroplasts. Those cells containing chloroplasts with a relatively small face area have a correspondingly higher density of chloroplasts, and consequently, the total chloroplast area per unit cell plan area is very similar in all the cells. The results indicate that the proportion of the cell surface area covered by chloroplasts is precisely regulated, and that this is achieved during cell development by growth and replication of the chloroplasts.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00392220
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