RESUMO
Vascular tissues of needles and twigs of Norway spruce with low foliar magnesium concentrations were examined by light microscopy. Observations were made on samples from (1) apparently healthy trees, (2) trees exhibiting progressive symptoms of decline, including the yellowing and fall of needles and the death of twigs and branches in the subapical canopy, and (3) trees recovering from symptoms of decline after fertilization with magnesium sulfate. Abnormalities in cambium and phloem anatomy, which were apparent in 2-year-old needles of declining trees, were seen only in needles at least 4 years old in healthy trees, suggesting that needles of declining trees are susceptible to precocious aging. Abnormalities in xylem anatomy were observed in needles 3 years or more in age in declining trees, but were never seen in needles of healthy trees. Over time, anatomical abnormalities in declining trees were seen in progressively younger twigs, which may explain the acropetal development of decline symptoms. After fertilization with magnesium sulfate, normal phloem and xylem were observed in the newly formed tissues.
RESUMO
A rather precise combination of the three phytohormones, gibberellic acid, auxin, and abscisic acid, is necessary for the considerable growth of fiber nucleoli in Gossypium hirsutum L. for about 8 days after anthesis and for nucleolar "vacuolation" in the second half of that period. Nucleolar growth and vacuolation must occur in a precise sequence for the fiber to reach a good final length. Nucleolar vacuolation indicates simultaneous output and neosynthesis of nucleolar material.
