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Cell‐wall architecture of peanut ( Arachis hypogaea L.) cotyledon parenchyma cells and resistance to crushing
Author(s) -
Yatsu L.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02672218
Subject(s) - cotyledon , parenchyma , arachis hypogaea , xylem , cell wall , biology , electron microscope , scanning electron microscope , botany , ultrastructure , materials science , composite material , optics , physics
Light microscopy of peanut cotyledon tissue showed some unusual profiles that were interpreted to be cell walls. Comparable tissue was treated with enzymes to eliminate cellular contents and examined in a scanning electron microscope. These parenchyma cells had walls which were bizarre, resembling scalariform xylem elements. Crushing tests on tissue whose cellular contents were removed showed that these cells provided insignificant resistance to crushing.