Living Plant Cell, The

Synopsis

Uses various microscopic techniques (bright-field microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy, electron microscopy) on onion epidermis to emphasise the dynamic nature of plant cells. Looks at cell walls, plasma membranes, cytoplasm, vacuoles, the process of plasmolysis. Examines organelles (mitochondria and spherosomes) using fluorescence. Shows cytoplasmic streaming; describes the organisation of the cytoskeleton, nucleus, ER and plasmodesmata. Shows chloroplasts in ‘Nicotiana’ and amyloplasts in the potato, ‘living’ xylem and phloem, and the potential of microinjection techniques.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 24 min.

Year of production

1994

Availability

Sale; 1995 sale: £35.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Reviewed by George Fussey in ‘Journal of Biological Education’ Vol 29 No 3 (1995), p232.

Documentation

Accompanying 24-page booklet.

Uses

A-level and undergraduate biology.

Subjects

Biology

Keywords

botany; microscopy

Production Company

Name

Scottish Crop Research Institute

Distributor

Name

Mylnefield Research Services Ltd

Phone

01382 562731

Fax

01382 561442

Address

Invergowrie
Dundee
DD2 5DA