Confocal measurement of the three-dimensional size and shape of plant parenchyma cells in a developing fruit tissue

Plant Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 229-236

  Gray, John D ^a,c   Kolesik, Peter ^a   Høj, Peter B ^a,b   Coombe, Bryan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN WINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SHAPE; CELL SURFACE; CELL VOLUME; CELL WALL; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; PARENCHYMA CELL; SAFRANIN O; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 0032822774     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1999.00512.x     Document Type: Article

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