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Atomic Force Microscope Information on Pollen Exine Substructure in Nuphar
Author(s) -
Rowley J. R.,
Flynn J. J.,
Takahashi M.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
botanica acta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.871
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1438-8677
pISSN - 0932-8629
DOI - 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1995.tb00498.x
Subject(s) - substructure , pollen , botany , atomic force microscopy , crystallography , biology , materials science , biophysics , chemistry , anatomy , nanotechnology , structural engineering , engineering
Images of individual exine units from the tectum of Nuphar luteum (L.) Sm. pollen were made using atomic force microscopy. These units were recorded as being 120 to 160 nm wide. Exine‐units sectioned transversally were circular and had a central circular (core) zone 40 nm or more in diameter. Exine unit‐structures in Nuphar have an outer (binder) substructure coiled around a core zone.