Phenomenon of autofluorescence from vegetative microspores of spore-breding plant Equisetum arvense has been studied by methods of laser-scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) and microspectrofluorimetry during the development of the cells. The microspores have demonstrated a difference between structures: blue-fluorescing cover and red-fluorescing chloroplasts. The fluorescence spectra of the studied cells was also measured by original microspectrofluorimeter. The character of the spectra and the color of fluorescence was changed during the microspores germination. The red fluorescence of the microspores was, mainly, due to the presence of chlorophyll and azulenes. The unicellular microspores may be recommended as natural probes of cellular viability and development.
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