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Characterization of the pits in parenchyma cells of the moso bamboo [Phyllostachys edulis (Carr.) J. Houz.] culm

  • Caiping Lian , Rong Liu , Cheng Xiufang , Shuqing Zhang , Junji Luo , Shumin Yang , Xianmiao Liu EMAIL logo and Benhua Fei EMAIL logo
From the journal Holzforschung

Abstract

The pits on parenchyma cell walls facilitate transfer of liquids between adjacent cells in the bamboo. To better understand the structure-function relationship of the pits, the structural characteristics of the pits in bamboo parenchyma cells need to be investigated. In this study, the pit structures were studied by field-emission environmental scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The samples included the native structure and the replica structure via resin castings. The results showed that the parenchyma cells possessed various shapes and the pits were diverse. Parenchyma cells exposed both simple and bordered pits. Pitting between vascular parenchyma cells (VPCs) was similar to that of the metaxylem vessel. In particular, a branched pit structure was found for the first time in the parenchyma cell.

Acknowledgments

The authors are thankful for the help of Mei-Ling Chen and Huang-Fei Lv of the International Center for Bamboo and Rattan.

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: The authors acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation (grant no. 31770599) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the International Center for Bamboo and Rattan (no. 1632017001).

  3. Employment or leadership: None declared.

  4. Honorarium: None declared.

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Received: 2018-10-06
Accepted: 2019-01-25
Published Online: 2019-03-05
Published in Print: 2019-06-26

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