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Plant Microtechniqe Part 1 A 0
Plant Microtechniqe Part 1 A 0
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All share in most of the basics and methods of their preparations but may
vary depending on their structures.
Plant Microtechnique is not limited to the preparation of the samples, but
includes the selection of necessary equipment, reagents and materials,
selection of appropriate dyes, and knowledge in ways that prepared and get
good samples. It depends on innovation and experimentation.
Answer: It is the science consists of three overlapping activities with each other:
(1) Sample Preparation for microscopic study.
(2) the proper use of the microscope and related devices help to explain the study samples.
(3) codification of results and drawing which was replaced in modern imaging cameras ,
because of its major role in the
Defined plant Microtechnique?
Quiz:
Preparation of large plant Material
The Large plant Materials: either the Plant or part of it retains its
dry or wet for reference when needed, either in Herbarium or
museums and classrooms. The preparation divides into two types:
1- Dry preparation
2 - Wet preparation
Dry preparation:
The Plant, or a branch represents a complete plant, can be used for
preparation, these samples or plant material must include stem and leaves,
flowers or fruits, to identify the sample. In addition, the plant samples
characterized by Morphological characters which must be concerned to
remain for study. Since these samples will become dry and fragile, it must
take care when used for the purposes of research and study.
To prepare the samples in dry preparation the following method can use
Pressing Method:
2 - Wet preparation
1- Dry preparation
Answer:
Retain the natural colour of the sample
To retain the natural colour of the Plant sample follow the steps:
1 - One liter of 20% glacial acetic acid solution
2 – Saturated the solution with Copper acetate in a large
beaker and placed in a water bath at boiling point.
3 - then immersed fresh plant sample directly in the hot acid.
4 - notes that the sample take brown colour, but as soon as the
green color back to its natural state.
5 – removed plant sample from the solution and washed in
50% Isopropyl Alcohol.
6 - then placed the sample in a preservative solution.
Quiz:
What are the solutions used to retain the natural colour of
the wet Plant sample?
2 - Copper acetate
1 - 20% glacial acetic acid solution
Answer:
Collection of microscopic plant samples
Microscopic samples of plant material are small samples of
the plant, which examined under a light microscope to
illustrate the details of their structures which can not be
seen and examined with the naked eye or manual lenses.
A- Flowering Plants
Plant body is different in this group (trees,
shrubs, herbs), it may be a large body or
small, so collected depends on the size of
its body, if the plant is large in size
sufficient part of it should be collected so
that represents a complete plant, as the
branch has a stem , leaves and flowers,
but small plants can be fully collected:
1- Leaves :
Cut a leaf or leaflet of the petiole with a
sharp razor blade without squeezing or
pulling to prevent tear off the tissues, or the
separation of vascular bundles from the rest
of the leaf tissues. Then placed it between
two sheets wet paper and then placed in a
closed container until it reaches the lab and
then directly stored in a 70% solution of
ethyl alcohol..
2 - Stems
Stem vary, herbaceous and woody or succulent, so its
collection varies depending on its habitat, it can be
kept fresh for several days by placing them in a
container of water until it reaches the lab and then
placed in the refrigerator. They can also cut into
longest pieces and wrapped with moist paper with
water and then put in a pot or box in a cool place
without any pressure or bend or stored in the
refrigerator for several weeks, Best of all of the above
to keep these samples directly into the 70% solution
of ethyl alcohol.
3 - Roots :
Root grows beneath the soil surface, and that is the root of all branches
rubbing directly into the soil particles and removed directly from the soil
causing significant damage, it affects the cortex tissue or remain under the
surface of the soil, and to collect the roots without any harm to them must
drill on the root and remove it with the amount of the surrounding soil and
then wash it off with water cleans up the soil particles, may be necessary to
use the brush to remove soil particles in some cases, then cut the roots into
suitable pieces and wrap the pieces and store as the case of the stem, or
directly putted into a suitable solution according to the type of study.
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.واملثبف هبند لفظها ألنفاع معينة من الدراسة
D- Pathological materials
Particular care should be exercised to ensure that the condition of host tissue is not
altered by handling the samples. When collecting these samples placed in a wet
containers be careful not contaminated with bacteria or fungi or mixed with any other
secondary organelles. Collect disease- free samples from the same plant to compare
the infected samples, and must choose the best technology to preserving the the
normal condition of the host before starting to interpret the results of Pathological
materials.
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Answer
A- Flowering Plants( Root, stem . Leaves and Floral parts)
B- Liverworts & Mosses.
C- Algae.
D- Pathological materials
Light Microscope?
Mention the types of the plant material to be prepared to examined under
Quiz:
Types of sample preparation:
Sample preparation depends on the need of examination required , were
divided into three types:
1- Temporary preparation
2 - Semitemporary preparation
3- Permanent preparation
Temporary preparation:
Sample usually mounted with water:
1-Place a drop of water on a clean glass slide.
2- then place the sample and covered by the cover slide.
3 – Immediately, examined under a light microscope.
Because of the water fast evaporation.
4- To prevent the evaporation of water place such as
Petrolium jelly on the edges of the cover slide .
5- To keep a sample of a temporary preparation for
longer replaces water with Glycerin which is less
evaporation .
2 - Semi- temporary preparation:
Glycerin may be used as it is in temporary
preparation , but also used Lactic acid
and Phenol, particularly when preparing
algae, fungi and ferns and thin sections
and minute plant specimens, where the use
of certain concentrations of fluids,
including:
A- Lactophenol:
B - Phenol-glycerin
C - Glycerin – Jelly (glycerin gel)
3 - Permanent Preparation :
It means the preparation of plant sample, whether whole small plant or
parts of large ones such as sections of individual organ . Large plant
sample can not be mounted on a slide for examination under a
microscope.
Permanent preparation of samples retain their shape and structures for
several years and can be consulted when need arises, e.g. samples are
used for practical lessons or research or samples kept for reference.
Note: Permanent preparation of plant samples and permanently dyed
be better than samples prepared by temporary and semi- temporary
preparation.
Answer:
1- Temporary preparation
2 - Semitemporary preparation
3- Permanent preparation:
What are the types of sample preparation?
Quiz:
Preparation Methods of microscopic samples
and their applications
1 - Squash Method
2 - Smear Method
3 - Whole Mount
4 - Maceration Method
5 - Sectioning Method
Answer:
1 - Squash Method
2 - Smear Method
3 - Whole Mount
4 - Maceration Method
5 - Sectioning Method
Mention the types of Preparation Methods of microscopic samples?
Quiz:
1- Squash Method
In some cases, a researcher needs to study the internal structures of botanical
samples that are not shown by sections. Squash Method shows the internal
structures of the samples and their relations.
This method used to study the spores that exist within the Sporangia, or study the
phases of meiosis occurring within the Pollen Mother Cells in the anther to form
pollens or to study Mitosis in stems and roots tips.
3 - Colchicine Method
4 - The Karyotype
1 - Feulgen Method:
1 - Feulgen Method was discovered by Feulgen in 1924, a
technical study of chromosomes or DNA and
summarize in the following steps:
(A) Root Germination (onion roots)
(B) Killing and Fixation: by Carnoy's fluid.
(C) Hydrolysis : the transfer of the roots to the test tube
containing hydrochloric acid N HCl. Then placed in an
oven or a water bath at 60 ° for 12 minutes.
(D) Staining: add Basic Fuchsin Stain
(E) Squashing: A clean glass slide is taken and then placed in
the middle, a small drop of 45% acetic acid, a single
stained root is transferred and dissected by forceps,
squash it well and place cover slide and press on the
cover so that the components of the root spread.
Phases of Mitosis division
2 - Acetocarmine Staining Method
The use of this technique by Belling (1926) for
the study of chromosomes in each of Mitosis
stages, he observed while working to use the
Iron-Acetocarmine or Ferric acetate or iron
resulting from the use of the rusty needle, was
enough to stain chromosomes than other
components of the cytoplasm. Belling also
noted that heating the slide, including tissues
reduces pigmentation of cytoplasm.
Orcien stain can be used to stain instead of
Acetocarmine and Propionic acid instead of
acetic acid, which gives good results with Light micrograph of onion (Allium ceba) root
Acetocarmine. tip cells stained with acetocarmine to show
nuclei and chromosomes. The field includes
cells in interphase, prophase, metaphase,
and late telophase
3 - Colchicine Method: Chromosomes align at the
The purpose of the use of colchicine in the metaphase plate. 2. Cells
preparation of chromosomes is getting a lot of can be arrested by
microtubule inhibitors
cells in the equatorial Metaphase as much as (e.g., colchicine). 3. Cells
possible, because the chromosomes at this can be isolated for
stage of the division has become the fully karyotype ...
metaphase
4 - The Karyotype:
Cells of different types of plants contain
chromosomes with the different numbers ,
shapes and sizes.. These chromosome
characters can be seen when the cells of
plants are in Mitosis, especially at Metaphase
stage, chromosomes used to distinguish
between different types of plants when
studied in Cytogenetical methods. Allium
cepa roots ( onion) used as an example to The Karyotype of Allium cepa
Photomicrographs of selected
pollen grains recovered from
the honey samples
2 - Smear method:
This preparation aims to spread the individual cells and cell organelles -
suspended in a liquid and make them in a homogeneous single layer
(membrane) on a glass slide in order to be killed and fixed at once
without showing Artifacts. Generally all the cells or cell organelles
which present stick on the slide and then no need for adhesives to fix
them on the slide, because adhesives may be pigmented and give
Artifacts.
- Dehydrate and stain the membrane ( note that these last two stages
are causing the loss of some cells or organelles of the membrane.
This method used for the preparation of plant specimens, -
their bodies consist of a single cell, like bacteria , some fungi
and algae , isolated cells or cell organelles, e.g. Plastids and
Mitochondria.
3 - Whole mount:
This method is used for minute plant specimens (small size) that
do not need cutting or sectioning, e.g., filamentous algae, algal
thallus , small leaves , parts of the Large leaf, stripped leaf and
stem epidermis , hairs or pollen and parts of Flower.
Preparation of microscopic algae :
This method includes Isolation and Purification
Microscopic algae, unicellular or filamentous, grow in
fresh and sea water, soil and air. It should be noted that
these methods can be used to prepare the other Blue
green algae and Plankton. This method needs a lot of
materials and the necessary tools and equipment.
Isolation microscopic algae:
The term Algal Unit used for a single cell or colony or
filamentous algae or thallus or reproductive parts. The isolati0n
of Algal unit on suitable media for growth also be suitable to
form a colony. Best methods: Capillary pipette and Streak plate.
(1)Sterile Pasteur type pipette
- Put Capillary pipette near the liquid above the algal unit, then
dunk capillary tip and fluid and the algal unit will enter the
Capillary pipette or pressing on the rubber, if necessary, to do so.
( 2) Streak plating:
Algal units of less than 10 micrometers in diameter be easily isolated
using the Streak plate to solid media in Petri dishes.
3) Isolation of Agar
Algal units Can be isolated from the rest of other contaminated organisms
processed from the surface of agar or allowing them to isolate themselves
away from other types of undesirable algae.
Leaf fragments :
1 – Pl ace a fresh rectangular leaf fragment about 0.5 cm on a slide with its upper or
lower surfaces against the slide.
2. Place a drop of chloral hydrate fluid and carefully balance a cover glass.
3. Fill in the space under the cover glass with clearing fluid and heat gently for few
seconds, cool it and observe the specimen with low magnification of a bright-field
microscope.
B - Stripped epidermis:
To study the characteristics of the Epidermal cells. There are several
methods to prepare the plant samples, the simplest is performed stripping
the epidermis layer of the leaf or stem of the plant, to study the types of
epidermal cells, stomata , trichomes and Cuticle.
Stripped epidermis Method:
1- Take a fresh leaf of a plant.
2. Stretch and break it by applying pressure.
3. While breaking it, keep it stretched gently so that
some peel projects out from the cut.
4. Remove this peel and put it in a Petri dish filled with
water and add a few drops of safranin.
5. Wait for few minutes and then transfer it onto a
slide.
6 - Gently place a cover slip over it.
7 - and observe under microscope. When observed Leaf Epidermis
under Microscope. Outermost layer of cells called
EPIDERMIS (dermal tissue) is seen.
Leaf Epidermis
Stripped epidermis of onion:
I - make wettable a perfectly clean slide (pass it through the flame
of a spirit lamp, or a Bunsen burner, a couple of times on both sides).
2 - put a drop of water (or stain) in the center, and lay on it the
sample, if possible with the face that was attached to the
mesophyll downwards.
3 - Add a small drop of water (or stain) so that it does not dry out.
4 - Holding one bar with forceps, with a sharp scalpel cut with care
next to the bar, freeing that end of the peel.
5 - Carefully apply the coverslip with common precautions and if it
seems necessary, absorb a little liquid so that the weight of the
coverslip flattens the epidermis.
6 - The result is a peeling of a very good size of Onion Epidermis.
4 - Maceration Method:
When studying individual or isolated cells, the transverse or
longitudinal sections of the samples are not enough to clarify
those cells, so Maceration Method used. Various solutions are
used to separate a tissue into its individual cells. These solutions
dissolve or weaken the middle lamella so that the cells are easily
shaken or teased apart.
1 - Boiling water:
This method is used to macerate samples of a few soft woody tissues and
cells and its cell walls consist of Pictec and cellulosic substances or
separating limited layers of tissue, for example, Parenchyma tissues