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Xylogenesis has been studied in primary suspension cultures ofZinnia elegans L.: The wall patterns produced in culture closely resemble those described for intact tissues (annular, spiral, reticulate, scalariform, pitted). Using fluorescence microscopy and immuno-cytochemical techniques we have followed both the changes in wall deposition and microtubule organization during xylogenesis. Calcofluor white has been used to detect secondary wall deposition before it can be observed using either phase contrast or polarization optics. The development of tracheary elements can be divided into three stages: 1. microtubules grouped into bands without secondary wall deposition evident; 2. groups of microtubules subtending wall material only visible using Calcofluor white; 3. a complex microtubule pattern reflected by well developed wall thickenings detected using Calcofluor, phase contrast and polarization optics.
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Falconer, M.M., Seagull, R.W. Immunofluorescent and calcofluor white staining of developing tracheary elements inZinnia elegans L. Suspension cultures. Protoplasma 125, 190–198 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01281237
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