Open AccessCytochemical investigations of the megasporocyte and embryo sac in Lilium regale at various stages of development
Author(s) -
C. Marciniak
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta societatis botanicorum poloniae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2083-9480
pISSN - 0001-6977
DOI - 10.5586/asbp.1975.030
Subject(s) - cytoplasm , prophase , embryo , endoplasmic reticulum , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , lilium , embryogenesis , anatomy , botany , biochemistry , meiosis , gene
During megasporocyte and embryo sac development in Lilium regale, characteristic changes were noted within the cytoplasm. In the course of prophase I there appear parallel systems of endoplasmic reticulum cisternae which further transform to cytoplasmic bodies built of protein and different-sized lipid inclusions. During maturation of the embryo sac the cytoplasmic bodies and lipid inclusions synthesized during prophase I undergo hydrolysis and constitute storage material utilized during maturation of the embryo sac