The root hair zone of Q. saponaria was affected in a very similar way;
in this case, control also exhibited abundant and apparent turgor
according to visual and micrographs observation (Fig. 1E), while
A. dealbata pods induced formation of few root hairs, which were
noted to be partially destroyed, leaving the rhizodermis almost
completely uncovered (Fig. 1F). As occurred withL. sativa, the leaves
of A. dealbata inhibited the formation of root hairs in Q. saponariaand caused substantial injury at the rhizodermis level (Fig. 1G).
However, this species was much more sensitive to the effect of the
A. dealbata’s seeds, causing an inhibition of root hairs formation
(Fig. 1H)