title: Plastid development in seedlings of Echinochloa crus-galli var. oryzicola under anoxic germination conditions.
abstract: Plastid development in the primary leaf of Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. var. oryzicola (Vasing.) Ohwi was followed during 5 d of anoxic germination and growth. Plastids develop slowly from simple spheroidal proplastids into larger pleomorphic plastids with several stromal membranes and many peripheral membrane vesicles. A small prolamellar body is present at 96 h with perforated (pro)thylakoids extending into the stroma. Changes in starch grains and plastoglobuli are evidence of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Plastid division is indicated by dumbbell plastid profiles after 4 d of anoxia. These results demonstrate that plastids not only maintain their integrity during anaerobic germination but also show developmental changes involving an increase in internal membrane complexity, although to a lesser extent than in etiolated shoots.
authors.affiliation: Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Washington State University, 99164, Pullman, WA, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vanderzee
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kennedy