Lignification of developing maize (Zea mays L.) endosperm transfer cells and starchy endosperm cells

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 5, Issue MAR, 2014, Pages

  Rocha, Sara ^a   Monjardino, Paulo ^a   Mendonça, Duarte ^a   Machado, Artur da Câmara ^a   Fernandes, Rui ^b   Sampaio, Paula ^b   Salema, Roberto ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cell growth analysis; Flange ingrowths; Lignin; Maize endosperm; Reticulate ingrowths; Starchy cells; Transfer cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901019138     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00102     Document Type: Article

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