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The formation of lysigenous aerenchyma occurs through programmed cell death (PCD) that may require the chemical modification of select polysaccharides in root cell walls. Currently, the precise mechanism of cell wall structural modification is not fully defined. To better characterize this mechanism, we investigated whether a relationship exists between modification of cell wall xyloglucans through removal of fucosyl functional groups and the formation of root aerenchyma in agriculturally relevant Fabaceae species. Characterization was conducted through the immunolabeling of specific xyloglucan epitopes within root cell walls during a 48-hour flooding time series. Immunolabeling results suggest progressive alterations in the accessibility or abundance of fucosylated and non-fucosylated xyloglucan epitopes in cell walls bordering developing aerenchyma cavities during PCD. Additionally, we performed an enzymatic pretreatment to remove select cell wall polymers prior to immunolabeling for xyloglucan, xylan and crystalline cellulose. These pretreatments demonstrate potential\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    epitope masking constraints in root cell walls near developing aerenchyma. Our findings suggest that chemical modification to xyloglucans occurs in tandem with modification of select cell wall pectin epitopes. 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