Mechanically isolated photosynthetic cells from asparagus cladophylls originate from two distinct tissue locations

Photosynthetically competent cells from cladophylls of Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop, previously called Asparagus sprengeri Regel, are readily isolated using mechanical disruption of tissue. They have been used in many physiological and biochemical studies. Light microscopy indicates an apparently homogeneous population of cells. However, the tissue locations of the isolated cells is not cl…