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Ultrastructural Changes of Tobacco Chloroplasts Induced by Pyriclor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

J. Geronimo  and
J. W. Herr
J. Geronimo
Affiliation:
Agricultural Products Research Laboratory and Electronmicroscopist, Western Division Research Laboratories, The Dow Chemical Company, 2800 Michell Drive, Walnut Creek, California
J. W. Herr
Affiliation:
Agricultural Products Research Laboratory and Electronmicroscopist, Western Division Research Laboratories, The Dow Chemical Company, 2800 Michell Drive, Walnut Creek, California
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Abstract

Treatment of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L., var. NC-402) with 2,3,5-trichloro-4-pyridinol (pyriclor) leads to progressive disruption of chloroplast ultrastructure. Initial changes include the inception of a spherical form, swelling of the fret system, and commencement of loss of starch. More advanced changes include the complete disappearance of starch, further swelling and disorganization of the fret membrane system, followed by swelling and disruption of the membranes of the granal discs and rupture of the chloroplast envelope. The changes induced by pyriclor on chloroplast ultrastructure in tobacco are analagous to those caused by 2-chloro-4-(ethylamino)-6-(isopropylamino)-s-triazine (atrazine) on kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crusgalli L. Beauv.). The shape and size of mitochondria were not altered by treatment with the chemical; however, there appeared to be a significant increase in the number of mitochondria present when alterations in chloroplast structure could be seen. The appearance of visual symptoms of phytotoxicity (chlorosis) correlated with the onset of disruptive changes in chloroplast ultrastructure.

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Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , January 1970 , pp. 48 - 53
Copyright
Copyright © 1970 Weed Science Society of America 

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