FUSION AND DIVISION OF NUCLEI IN MULTINUCLEATED SOYBEAN PROTOPLASTS

Abstract
Protoplasts were produced from a soybean cell culture by enzymatic removal of the cell wall. The protoplasts were fixed after various periods of culture. There was a large amount of protoplast fusion during formation. The nuclear behaviour during division was observed. Nuclear fusion prior to nuclear division was common. Almost complete synchronization of multinucleates was found. Various abnormalities were present in nuclear and cellular division which could have led to aneuploid production.