Ultrastructure of tracheid cell walls in radiata pine (Pinus radiata) mild compression wood
Singh, A.P.; Donaldson, L.A.
Canadian Journal of Botany 77(1): 32-40
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-4026
DOI: 10.1139/b98-184
Accession: 003326081
The structure of tracheid cell walls in mild compression wood of Pinus radiata was examined by confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscopy (CLSM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Fluorescence microscopy using lignin autofluorescence revealed cell to cell variations in lignification of the cell corner middle lamella (CCML) and outer S2 (S2L) regions, supporting observations made at higher resolution with TEM.