Cyanoacrylate Adhesives in the Study of Plant Diseases. Charles L. Wilson, Research Plant Pathologist, Appalachian Fruit Research Station, Kearneysville, WV 25430. P. Lawrence Pusey, Postdoctoral Plant Pathologist, Appalachian Fruit Research Station, Kearneysville, WV 25430. Plant Dis. 67:423-424. Accepted for publication 16 September 1982. This article is in the public domain and not copyrightable. It may be freely reprinted with customary crediting of the source. The American Phytopathological Society, 1983. DOI: 10.1094/PD-67-423.

The surfaces of apple leaves with powdery mildew were attached to microscope slides, using cyanoacrylate adhesives. After 3 min, the unattached tissue was removed leaving epidermal sections and the associated fungal spores and mycelium on the slide. Extreme clarity was achieved with these preparations, which serve as permanent mounts.