Ontogénie des laticifères du système primaire de l’Hevea brasiliensis: une étude ultrastructurale et cytochimique

The development of the laticifers of the primary system in the roots of young seedlings of Hevea is investigated. The nucleus of the maturing secretory cells progressively diminishes in size, thus giving rise to a dense "pycnotic" body. Plastids of primary laticifers show an organization intermediate between that of plastids of neighbouring parenchyma cells and that of the Frey-Wyssling complexes of the secondary laticifers. The continuity of the vacuome sensu lato is underlined. The lutoids, a specialized form of "polydisperse vacuome," show a relationship with the endoplasmic reticulum; these lutoids can also incorporate rubber particles. The ontogeny of cell wall perforations is described; a progressive hydrolysis of the wall results in its gradual thinning followed by its disruption. Rubber particles are initiated as discrete inclusions within the protoplasm. A thin surface film is identifiable on them, the staining properties of which change during the maturation of the particles. The protoplasm of a...