Identification of Xylem Occlusions Occurring in Cut Clematis (Clematis L., fam. Ranunculaceae Juss.) Stems during Their Vase Life
Figure 7
Histochemical identification of suberins in xylem occlusions in stems of Clematis “Solidarność” by using Sudan IV. (a) Identification of suberins in xylem of control stems; (b) identification of suberins in xylem of stems kept in 8HQC + 2% sucrose; (c) identification of suberins in stems kept in distilled water. P: pith, pr: pith rays, ph: phloem, arrow: xylem vessel, c: cortex with lamellar collenchyma, *: blocked xylem lumen, ↗: epidermis.
