Storage sites in seeds of Caesalpinia echinata and C. ferrea (leguminosae) with considerations on nutrients flow

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 127-136

  De Pádua Teixeira, Simone ^a   Machado, Sílvia Rodrigues ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cotyledon; Embryo; Endosperm; Histochemistry; Reserve substances; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CAESALPINIA; CAESALPINIA ECHINATA; CAESALPINIA FERREA; FABACEAE;

EID: 44649087590     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-89132008000100016     Document Type: Article

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