A light in the shadow: the use of Lucifer Yellow technique to demonstrate nectar reabsorption.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Nectar reabsorption is a widely known phenomenon, related to the strategy of resource-recovery and also to maintain the nectar homeostasis at the nectary. The method currently performed to demonstrate nectar being reabsorbed involves the use of radioactive tracers applied to the nectary. Although this method works perfectly, it is complex and requires specific supplies and equipment. Therefore, here we propose an efficient method to obtain a visual demonstration of nectar reabsorption, adapting the use of Lucifer Yellow CH (LYCH), a fluorescent membrane-impermeable dye that can enter the vacuole by endocytosis. RESULTS:We applied a LYCH solution to the floral nectary (FN) of Cucurbita pepo L., which is a species known for its ability of nectar reabsorption, and to the extrafloral nectary (EFN) of Passiflora edulis Sims which does not reabsorb the secreted nectar. In all tests performed, we observed that LYCH stained the nectary tissues differentially according to the reabsorption ability of the nectary. The treated FN of C. pepo presented a concentrated fluorescence at the epidermis that decreased at the deeper nectary parenchyma, until reaching the vascular bundles, indicating nectar reabsorption in the flowers of the species. In contrast, treated EFN of P. edulis presented fluorescence only at the cuticle surface, indicating that nectar is not reabsorbed by that particular tissue. CONCLUSION:LYCH is an efficient marker to demonstrate nectar reabsorption.

journal_name

Plant Methods

journal_title

Plant methods

authors

Cardoso-Gustavson P,Robazzi Bignelli Valente Aguiar JM,Ricardo Pansarin E,de Barros F

doi

10.1186/1746-4811-9-20

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-06-19 00:00:00

pages

20

issue

1

issn

1746-4811

pii

1746-4811-9-20

journal_volume

9

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