Cell wall breakdown and cellular response in developing galls induced by Longidorus apulus

Abstract

Some aspects of the histological and histochemical modifications induced by Longidorus apulus Lamberti et Bleve-Zacheo in the roots of celery (Apium graveolens L.) have been reported previously (Bleve-Zacheo et al., 1977). Further studies, reported here, have extended the information on cell response to L. apulus feeding particularly with reference to morphological and ultrastructural changes.