Vascular connections between the receptacle and empty achenes in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 381, 2003, Pages 345-348

  Alkio, Merianne ^a   Grimm, Eckhard ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

14C photoassimilates; Carboxyfluorescein; Phloem transport; Seed filling

Indexed keywords

CONFINED FLOW; FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PROBES; STATISTICAL TESTS; TISSUE;

VASCULAR CONNECTIONS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CAPITULUM; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0037301256     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg019     Document Type: Article

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