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MORPHOLOGICAT, AND HISTOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF PRIMARY ROOT
MERISTEM OF RAUWOLTIA YOMITORIA,
Aer, J. np eas a PAAR
Jn the Reso sus tp he brn chr by te of here hr an
ering tha Then hae es a
In previous conmnicatons (Qty and Paria,
1968, 1968; Maa, 1968), histchemical analyses uf
nayineaetvites fn the meristematic cll of the
shoot spect of Revco coerent, R.mans, Re
Pen and R somone rented th Spel
‘rphasison the nstion af sleds These studs
have toa esteale to the prinuy root mersten
‘of Rawulia tomitors, incxponting observations
‘on the iiiation of rot hair nthe bypadrmis,
‘Daring the hist 0 years there es bee Hite ew
inforaation segardng inition ap development of
root his frm the bypodermis of waar pants
(Ceswr, 190; Pissaros, 1936; Havwsab aa
owe, 1942). During the same pera conierable
saleable information hes nscale ot eat
hes of epidermal engin (Comsace, 1949, 1962
Baye, 19S Caos 11) A detain or ae
ade, therfore, to Muy maternal Sakic Hot
bhi originate rms hyposerlei
Tens for Rstocheriel Investigations oxiginte
from the recent reports. rgurig.istocheiel
inulyet of the psimaty root mere of sever
festucoid grasses made by Avis (1938, 1061),
‘vers and Grit (108%, 8c), and_ Avie td
Kise (1040), They demoratrated that epilental
teot hair tricia) hl mre insted
‘Chasm aetves thon ld the harlese sister eal
‘Thuy concluded that the naphogenetc manifests
tion of trichobless in the grassoot epidermis was
Coneated ith the dferentiaton sd diferent
netlsiie of enaymes, Im the present study iso
Chemie ste were cared att with ton of
tondorie in an atempt to assy the piysolgical
"this ef emo enayme sams ering ination of
‘dhoblst in Ue hypodennis and to rate these
Fests to those obtsined in epee tichnblasts
ob festucei urs.196 MIA & PATHAK—RAUWOLFIA ROOT TIP
208,
‘Material and methods
Splints of Racwifo rotor were recived
from Costs Rica hough the courtesy of Dt. Hos
trann, Chu Lid, Suitertend. They wee gow a
‘rdnacy greece sil in. porcelsn pots inthe
{gevahoue of Teas Rear Fatman, Kerner,
‘Tas "Two applications of tlie 10 ce
S phosphors potasium) were ade during ne
frorng period. esthy root fie wee collected
ffs the vigorously rowing plants and ual rah
for stashed fest Avis of hve espe
Ssuemsy perovdte ad Satan (8 hy
stereo yen the hires oe
{set ond Aten snd Grn 195),
"To lie ponies activity 2mm sot tips
sere inated for 20-80 ace fn Solution equa
fare af 03% benitoe and 02 codon sive
Pristde—then for 30-00 se in Soon Lk~cqual
Burt of Soation 1 and 0.005%; bydrpen pero
Aer inebation, the rot tips ere Haw ques
‘nailed water and mounted on gla ses for
‘ctermined by the appearence of being ive
Cobration. For conc, roo ts were inated
Sn anne of Slutns Tan itt wiih 005%
KCN war alld to inactivate the eye. Forde
teeing est of ne the techniques Aves
{aoe es follower Justa 1962. The tot
Ue were incubated at 39°C for min na medium
onsintng of 1100 mg ahi Cac 263 mg
Sigsowriio, sd 174g mse adeylc aed di
tole in 10 mi 01 4 Tes alse baer stp
TR The peut of enayme acy wae ae Ve
ine ly the cobaltue method. For contol tot
tip wee fneubated i the above medium for Sate
Containing 001 2F NaF to inevte the ence
AtTcat thie tits weve erie gut foreach enzyme
bys and the rls lsined ere consent in
i
Observations the inition and development of
soot sree made py fry the et
Preparations nd intronic tis of Cy
cst, bot para sens ove ln sade Po
the late, rot iw were ed in Crt ly dehy
raed ins tertizy buylaleool series and
tedden Tinmit. Sel acetone ut 86 by
wer stoied in sultan sad bento
Obcerratins
Iseratiit oF roo maik—Te anatomy of the
roottip meristem of Rawlia omiors as aloady
teen deserbed trots median logics. (N39
195), The rote ichoblosts frente fn the
bypoderni which e composed of neti! sous of
lensing short and ong cell "Tho abort cle
mature aa trlehoblaets and moquentiy Form toot
als the Jong coll ema hares theeughout de.
telopment (Bp. 4) The tchoblists ae dncasible
Ss plysiologealydiserte cells in regan appro
Ietely 10D hack fom the soap merstem, we
Uhr morphological ifereataian at root irs
eeu ata distance of $00 yTrom the rot sex
(ig) In Lngisctions of young rots (fg), the
Uechobasts are reepminhle nee of thet she
utr walls and hart! shape, transection,
Towever, they are camspicunus primarily bruise ol
thal sting reaeions 3). Figure a stace
ew of the rot meristem ia which he “square
{cobs in he hyper ca be seen thrash
‘he epidermis The epidermal cel sheathing he ret
ite are mice orl stongate i 5
"With the item of roots fst, the
trchoblste fom outward protruding papilla; at
this stage they resemble inaure promi
The papas elage snd then emerge as distinc 00k
hes by rupturing the epitermal els immediately
feral tthe ig 8). Ruplates of the ep
‘Kemal all walls, reins fem the emergence af
‘oot hairs, ate offen canspiewus Ia the oder pot
tothe zo wher the cot bare have dsatgnated
but the eidermis ha not ee Been sloushed of igs
210)
‘Resoias oF mstoenewtea, 1p318~-The hit
chemical analvse lr peosve showed Ut mare
Intesedeuayie arty occured in the roo-alt
frchoblats than the long hile hypoderal
fells the her showed atively Ite or an setirity
{fap 5,8) The devceping soot hr alo howe
‘iocous perosiane activity (Oe 2 6, 8) lr the
tcivty eecainallycgpcntrted fn intracltae
nganeles (og. 8}, Granule particles showing ete
ymecctvity staining cceueed ip the epidermal
Cellsof soe oat (ig, 9). Reot-cap cells aso showed
oxide activity (2), Conta ot tip showed
ro peroidane atv
“Teste for Sancl showed it to be active in the
techs an: Not al he tichoblot athe sme
rot showed an oqually intense activity, omever
Ug. TH, 12). "No Snel etilty was confined to
slesly ssl intracellular portiles(Egs 11,12) 26
hasbeen opoced fe festa grasses (AVF, 1951)
‘The cone rot tips didnot show si clarion
resting rn enayme sli
‘The pinay sot meristem of Reel snore
hos bien shown to contin Rypoerms charute
Tend by eral ows of altemating sr thst
vn ess collin general ugrecrient wilh the
frie reports f Leaver (1000 Thora a ques:
‘So, however, concerning Bow the ret hairs exterge
from the hypaderis. Leaver (£008) steed thatILA & PATHAK —RAUWOL
-Eachriaamassnio te gpvrmi a ihr slonghid
if or fs cols wepurated Irorexe ther above the
niegng trchobiss 10 make 3 passage Tur ihe
femeeging mt Baim Havas ad Lose (1B)
ound tha tncepiermiswassloughed of in Valeacia
‘ange tats while scree (1990) sear that
In Rios disor, Fraswensio attra, aod Pio
‘toda condone she epral lly ere puso
fil the enlarging hyper oot has lng
Ahir wy to the exterior. tn Kenora te fond
seat sty, the eminence of et ts
et the epider tes place Dy
Trchablsts, ton fstance was there
tlthors pushing asi of he epider elle by the
Kyocera sot hes os slooehing of prot
Tore the emergence of tot ais
Te the tearing of the epider) cel walls
sound Uy the developing not ala as yet eer
sn, but the rape bow certain degre of regu
larly. A mere physia presure developed fa ep
lero aly euarping Foot hairs would be expet-
fel to yd egal aptures While soe py
our tr 207
ial premure apparent, cannot be the only ctr
Teang to breakage of the epileanal walls because
the wendeaey toward syramety a the Tpiues
“Tress oceur in abndonce fn the hyper
ris of Konig tots, stb! eects for
pvoidise nol Sane indicated that ore vigoros
ney atfiiy cane the shor ego che
cists dn ithe ong huldss ste cls Sine
ty nf these enase sere was cae nthe
upd Gaon, 195%; Aves, 196). The poset inves
Signin sun howe thet peo nt Sel wre
ive in the macuring vont hats ax wel Tes ob
Srvations om Ror substanite the bypass
ih epidermal or ypederm
sth eer
Keen an he seit alist of exyines
et paral stig i vdope ( AES, 158,
$1) Nvres od ou, J
In R somite the rots misc Gactating
sooteaphareagie est HH Pees ety
anpearel fist vchablass 1 bey the rota
BOTANICAL GAZEFTE
tip merister. ‘Tas the marten i apne fore
the sone of active donation by mart sone
{100 41 neh no peoutase atvy was bere
(Gg. 2) "These ndings in Kameotfo do aot quite
gree with those in festucold gars pared By
‘Sere and Gene (10380) tn the Iter plans peo
Save acy acer In sone 800-1,000 fr
‘he rot apes, that inthe sone i which the ate
of cal dongaton deceased om 2 maximum
oo. In Rosia, erence in peroidone tivity
‘etteen the mero ell elongation snd materaton
fanrot be etablshed became peruse ally
fist apears na nme where cell congation i ust
starting 200 back of te rot tip) apd extends
oush the sone af cell ongaton isto the sone oF
saturation, Thus a poysialogialy active zone for
petoidase activity, such as sce in fstoeold gases,
Fett spre inte rot ese of tomar,
Inthe festa rosie the roottip meister and
the tone of perosidase activity is sqparatad by
nazov zoe that Licks peroxidase activity jst a8 in
2 comoria, This upgets Pot a base smarty fo
pysolgial pattem does exist betneen the ser
ens of thee two plogeneticaly unrelated plans
‘Was Purr (1959, 181) reported the oecnrrence
‘of vigorous pevoxidae etvty inthe endoderas of
roots of several perce of plants In R. semen,
howeve, very litle pecoidase activity occured
the oot endoderm (8g, 3
Acknowledgment
We expess our sncereappieiaion to our col
longue Eowaxo L, Wiutivos, Bikop Colle,
‘Dali, Tens, who sce ue in various ways during
the corse of this invention
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