LO-analysis is a means to elucidate the details of sexine pattern on the basis of light microscopic observations of a pollen grain and spore at different adjustments of the microscope. The ultra thin section (0.1-0.5 micron thick) and optical section of a pollen grain provide details of sexine. The term optical section refers to the view of a pollen grain [...]
In this article we will discuss about the aperture found in the pollen and spore wall of plants. It is a weak, preformed locus on the exine of spore and pollen through which the intra-exinous substance exits and pollen tube emerges during pollen germination. Apertures may be absent from a pollen grain or spore when they are termed as inaperturate/atreme/non-aperturate [...]
In this article we will discuss about the composition of sporopollenin in spores and pollen. Sporopollenin is the major component of exine of spores and pollen. 'It is most extraordinarily resistant material known in the organic world'. It is extremely resistant to non-oxidative chemicals, enzymes and strong chemical reagents. It is chemically stable and remains unchanged in pollen grains that [...]