Early microscopists made detailed observations of the phenomenon of plasmolysis, many of which have passed into the historical record without comment. This review considers the significance of these ...

IN some recent experiments to be reported more fully elsewhere, the effect of plasmolysis and of temperature on the rate of respiration of the green alga Scenedesmus quadricauda has been investigated.

Cellular plasmolysis with 1 m solutions of mannitol appeared to sever plasmodesmatal interconnections between all cells of the stems of Phaseolus vulgaris plants except the sieve element-companion ...