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Fig. 5.20.
A root of leek colonized by the mycorrhizal fungus
Glomus mosseae
.
The root has been cleared with potassium hydroxide (KOH) and stained with
Tryptan blue. (a) Transverse section showing external mycelium (m) attached to the
root surface. (b) Longtitudinal section showing vesicles (v), arbuscules (ar) and
internal hyphae (ih). (c) Vesicles (v) at greater magnification. Scale bar = 100
m
(photographs courtesy of Dr F. Amijee).
