Figure 4. Interaction between tomato roots and Scolecobasidium humicola.
Cross section of a tomato root stained with 0.005% cotton blue in 50% acetic acid 3 weeks after inoculation. The cortex (Co) mostly consists of three cell layers. Fungal hyphae can be seen on the root surface (arrows), within epidermal (Ep) cells. Vc = vascular cylinder. Bar = 20 µm.