How to get rid of the chlorophyll in a leaf?

[helen.turner at nri.org]

In article <3659AA3E.1817 at sun2.ruf.uni-freiburg.de>,
  lohrmann at sun2.ruf.uni-freiburg.de wrote:
> chris wrote:
> >
> > Hi there
> > i have a question here
> > How to get rid of the chlorophyll of a leaf
> > to get a clear view of the veins..
> >
> > From Thomas
>
> I would try Ethanol (maybe 70% Ethanol, 30% water)
> This should do the trick
>
> Jens

Should work.  For stubborn material, methanol should work.  I've used it to
clear rice leaves (just soaked in the methanol for 48 hours), so that I can
track a fungus into the tissues.

Helen

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