Cellulose orientation in the outer epidermal wall of angiosperm roots: Implications for biosystematics

Annals of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 669-676

  Kerstens, Sven ^a   Verbelen, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Cellulose fibrils; Commelinoid monocotyledons; Congo Red; Cyperaceae; Juncaceae; Poaceae; Poales; Polarized confocal microscopy

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE;

ANGIOSPERM; CELLULOSE; ROOT;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT ROOT;

ANGIOSPERMS; CELL WALL; CELLULOSE; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT ROOTS;

ARECACEAE; CYPERACEAE; JUNCACEAE; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POACEAE; POALES;

EID: 0036843940     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcf237     Document Type: Article

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