white tissue
- To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
- Subject: white tissue
- From: z*
- Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 09:42:25 +0100
<Tissue composed of white-colored cells is a more common
<occurrence in Hosta than in any other Genus, with hundreds of
<examples to point to. Why then would such a high percentage of
t<hose caused by mitotic recombination fail, given that the green
ti<ssue produced by the same event thrives?
Because white tissue is always dependent on food on green tissue
<If the white tissue produced by this event dies, meaning that it wa
<generated then it expired, why would we not see an area of
<necrotic tissue between the new green tissue and the old gold
t<issue
Because it happens in the meristem where each layer probably
has only a few cells so a dead cell would not n be noticed
<As the existence of twin spots is accepted, there should also be
<some evidence of plants sporting from all-gold to green-edged,-
<whites. I have not seen one of these.
I have not checked in my booklet but there are white edged yellows
Ben J.M.Zonneveld
Clusius lab pobox 9505
2300 RA Leiden
The Netherlands
mintemp-16C(5F)
Zonneveld@RULbim.LeidenUniv.NL
Fax: 31-71-5274999
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