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Plant and Cell Physiology, 2001, Vol. 42, No. 7 694-702
© 2001 Oxford University Press

Changes in Growth and Structure of Pea Primary Roots (Pisum sativum L. cv. Alaska) as a Result of Sudden Flooding

Teruo Niki1 and Daniel K. Gladish2,3

1 Department of Cell Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Takushoku University, Hachioji, Tokyo, 193-8585 Japan 2 Department of Botany, Miami University, Hamilton, OH 45056, U.S.A.

Pea (Pisum sativum L. cv. Alaska) primary roots were exposed to flooding after growth for 4 or 5 d at 25°C under relatively dry conditions. Flooding after 4 d growth reduced, but did not stop, primary root growth, and cavities caused by degradation of central vascular cells were typically found from 10–60 mm from the tips. Flooding after 5 d stopped primary root growth and caused cell death in the tips, and vascular cavities formed that typically were 20–60 mm from the tips of the roots. Degradation of root tip cells in 5-day-roots was very rapid and began in the elongation zone and later in the apical zone. Root tips discolored, narrowed or curled before growth arrest. The mitotic indices of 5-day-root tips were suppressed by the flooding treatment. A few mitotic figures were observed in roots treated with flooding after 4 d growth. Affected cells had condensed nuclei, but cytoplasms appeared to be normal in the early stages of cell degradation. Later these cells became very vacuolated. The relationship of flooding to root growth, vascular cavity formation, and the morphology of pea primary roots is described with regard to the ability to resist flooding stress.

3 Corresponding author: E-mail, gladisdk@muohio.edu; Fax, +1-513-785-3145.


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