A cryosection method suitable for rapid observation of oil palm leaf anatomy

Abstract

The invention relates to a freezing and slicing method suitable for quickly observing oil palm leaf anatomical structures. The freezing and slicing method comprises the following steps: firstly setting temperatures of a freezing box and a sample head of a freezing microtome, manufacturing an embedding paper box and fixing the embedding paper box in a sample plate; selecting oil palm leaf material and trimming the oil palm leaf material into samples; adding an OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) frozen embedding agent into the embedding paper box, then vertically putting the samples into the embedding agent, freezing under the condition of the temperature of 20 DEG C below zero till the frozen embedding agent is fully solidified, quickly trimming embedding blocks and then slicing and sealing to obtain a slice for observing oil palm leaf anatomical structures, observing the slice on a microscope to obtain images. By adopting the freezing and slicing technology, the frozen slice with the integrated oil palm leaf structures can be quickly obtained; the slice is smooth, free of wrinkles, uniform in thickness and clear in microscopy result; the slice facilitates the development of observation and research of the oil palm leaf anatomical structures and has great significance to the work of cultivating varieties suitable for cultivation in China or screening high-quality germplasm resource types.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of microscopic observation samples, and relates to a method for preparing frozen section of plant tissue, in particular to a frozen section method suitable for quickly observing the anatomical structure of oil palm leaves based on frozen section technology, including a method suitable for freezing oil palm leaf tissue. Parameter setting of cryostat for sectioning and making of embedding carton, sample fixing, slicing, sealing and observation, etc. Background technique [0002] Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is the oil-producing plant with the highest production efficiency in the world, and has broad prospects for development and utilization. However, the oil palm industry in my country started relatively late, and its varieties are mainly imported from abroad. There is no new oil palm variety with independent intellectual property rights , and the introduction of oil palm varieties from abroad requires lo...

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Problems solved by technology

It is an important issue to explore suitable frozen section techniques for the anatomical structure and cytology of oil palm tissues. Although there have been reports on frozen sections of other plant tissues before, different types of plant tissues have different characteristics. For reference, it cannot be fully applied to the study of oil palm tissue sections. At present, there is no report on the application of frozen section technology to the study of the anatomical structure of oil palm leaves

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