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The occurrence of plasmodesmata in the graft interfaces of two heteroplastic grafts (Impatiens walleriana onImpatiens olivieri andHelianthus annum onVicia faba) has been studied. For both systems two types of intercellular strand are described: 1. Continuous plasmodesmata interconnecting the cells of stock and scion and 2. half plasmodesmata traversing the wall part of one partner cell without connection to the abutting cell. Single strands or branched forms occur in both types of plasmodesma. In the case of half plasmodesmata, branchings with extended median nodules predominate. The distribution of half and continuous plasmodesmata varies with the different areas of a graft interface: in the region of bridging vascular tissues most cell connections are continuous. In areas where cortex or pith-derived callus cells and those of misaligned tissues (cortex/vascular tissue; cortex/pith; pith/vascular tissue) match, discontinuous strands predominate.
Branched half plasmodesmata also occur in presumably fused walls between related callus cells; they are typical structures secondarily formed in non-division walls.
The results are discussed with regard to compatibility/incompatibility phenomena in heterografts and the development and function of interspecific cell bridges.
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Kollmann, R., Yang, S. & Glockmann, C. Studies on graft unions. Protoplasma 126, 19–29 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01287669
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