IN-VIVO IMAGING OF THE INTERIOR OF TRADESCANTIA-ZEBRINA LEAVES BY OPTICAL CROSS-CORRELATION INTERFEROMETRY

Using optical correlation interferometry, a novel method for plant sci ences, we in imaged in vivo the z-direction, perpendicular to the leaf surface, through Tradescantia zebrina leaves. Non-invasively we deter mined number of major cell layers, followed the time sequence of decre ase in cell z-axis after exposure of tissues to high salt, and observe d disruption of cells caused by freezing and thawing. (C) 1994 Academi c Press, Inc.