Why is safranin convenient to stain plant cells whereas a methylene blue solution is convenient for animal cells?

The safranin stain is a cheaper and safer-lab stain, and also provide a strong contrast to the crystal violet, which allows easy and rapid detection of the plant's vascular tissue. 

Whereas, methylene blue would not provide a strong contrast to the crystal violet as the safranin does.

That’s why safranin is convenient to stain plant cell.

Methylene blue solution is convenient to stain animal cells because it makes their nuclei more observable, in comparison to safranin.

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Updated on: 29-Mar-2023

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