Morphological parameters and RAPD (Random amplified polymorphic DNA) markers have been used to evaluate the effect of gamma radiation on different varieties of Lilium plant. In vivo treated plants were studied to observe the alternations in growth parameters.Change in plant morphology in aspect of flower morphology (flower colour and shape), leaf length, leaf width, shoot length and number of l...

We examined exocytosis during oscillatory growth in lily (Lilium formosanum and Lilium longiflorum) and tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) pollen tubes using three markers: (1) changes in cell wall thickness by Nomarski differential interference contrast (DIC), (2) changes in apical cell wall fluorescence in cells stained with propidium iodide (PI), and (3) changes in apical wall fluorescence in cells...

Lily (Lilium spp), which belongs to Lilium, is one kind of monocotyledon. As a perennial ornamental plant with extremely high esthetic, edible, and medicinal value, lily has gained much favor due to its mostly showy flowers of various colors and elegant shape. In this research, we studied experimental materials in a sample of 49 individuals including 40 cultivars, nine species of wild lily, and...

Recent electron microscope studies of nuclei and chromosomes have shown that a microfibril from 100 to 200 A thick is the basic morphological unit of chromosomes. Chromosome fibrils of this dimension have been reported in the salivary gland chromosomes of Drosophila ~irilis (20, 21), in salivary chromosomes of D. melanogaster (9), in leptotene, pachytene, and metaphase chromosomes of Lilium (13...

It is well known that a tip-focused intracellular Ca2+ gradient and the meshwork of short actin filaments at the tip region are necessary for pollen tube growth. However, little is known about the connections between the two factors. Here, a novel Ca2+-dependent actin-binding protein with molecular mass of 41 kD from lily (Lilium davidii) pollen (LdABP41) was isolated and purified with DNase I ...