00:57Collection and Fixation of Developing and Fully Formed Plant Structures
02:04Dissection and Dehydration of Developing and Fully Formed Plant Structures
03:02Mounting and Preparing Plant Tissues for SEM Observation of Developing and Fully Formed Plant Structures
04:20Study of Cyst Behavior of Saprolegnia (Oomycetes) on Different Surfaces
06:04Study of Herbarium Fungal Spores of Phellorinia herculanea under SEM
07:20Results: Recovery of Plant Development, Differential Spine Growth of Saprolegnia parasitica, and Nurse Cells in Spores of Phellorinia herculanea f. stellata
Problems in the processing of biological samples for scanning electron microscopy observation include cell collapse, treatment of samples from wet microenvironments and cell destruction. Low-cost and relatively rapid protocols suited for preparing challenging samples such as floral meristems, oomycete cysts, and fungi (Agaricales) are compiled and detailed here.