The Role of Egg-Shell Calcium in the Hatching of He Ter Odera Schachtii

Author: Clarke A.J.   Perry R.N.  

Publisher: Brill

ISSN: 1875-2926

Source: Nematologica, Vol.31, Iss.2, 1985-01, pp. : 151-158

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Abstract

The Ca2+ content of Heterodera schachtii egg-shells was investigated by X-ray microanalysis. The egg-shells contained Ca2+, most of which was probably present in the inner lipoprotein membrane. Results from experiments with artificial hatching and non-hatching agents suggested that hatching agents, by binding to or replacing membrane-bound cations, induced structural change in the membrane and hence altered egg-shell permeability to solutes. The results are discussed in relation to previous work on the hatching mechanism of Globodera rostochiensis.