Preparation of Epidermal Tissues for Light Microscope Studies of Vitis - leaves

  • J.J. Swanepoel Viticultural and Oenological Research Institute, Stellenbosch
  • A. C. De La Harpe Viticultural and Oenological Research Institute, Stellenbosch

Abstract

A method for preparing epidermal tissues of leaves of Vitis spp. for the study of surface characteristics with the aid of a light microscope is described. Certain morphological characteristics such as trichrome length and frequency, stomata frequency, diameter and index of two cultivars were determined by means of a light microscope which compared very favourably with the results obtained when using a scanning electron microscope.

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Published
2017-05-11
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