0 the part of a leaf between the two thin surface layers, containing the cells responsible for photosynthesis
Intracellular degradation was advanced in both the epidermal cells (illustrated) and in the underlying mesophyll.
Also, the shade plants tended to have 1-2 cell layers in the palisade mesophyll compared with 2-3 layers in sun plants.
However, the number of cell layers making up the palisade mesophyll remained a t two for both sun and shade plants.
In contrast to leaf rust which attacks mesophyll cells, the interaction between wheat and wheat powdery mildew occurs in leaf epidermal cells.
In contrast, they found late successional species to have lower rates of dark respiration, low mesophyll conductance and low light compensation points.
In the mesophyll cells, affected parts were cell wall, chloroplasts, mithocondria and nucleus.
The number of palisade mesophyll cell layers was 2-3 in shade plants, while for sun plants it was 3-4.
The upper and lower mesophyll cells surrounding the gall chamber began to differentiate as sclerenchyma.
