Cell-wall studies in the Chlorophyceae l. A preliminary study of the effect of continuous illumination on wall structure in Cladophora rupestris
- 15 July 1953
- journal article
- Published by The Royal Society in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. B. Biological Sciences
- Vol. 141 (904) , 407-419
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1953.0050
Abstract
Cultures of Cladophora rupestris under continuous illumination, for periods up to six months, have shown that the wall structure is modified as compared with control cultures with more normal illumination. This has been demonstrated by means of X-ray analysis and by polarization optics, and supported by ancillary observations oh both cultures. Under continuous illumination transverse microfibrils are laid down much more abundantly than are the longitudinal microfibrils. This may form the first step towards an understanding of the genesis of the crossed fibrillar structure of plant cell walls.Keywords
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