Structural Evidence for Plastid Inclusions as a Possible ‘Sealing’ Mechanism in the Phloem of Monocotyledons
- 1 April 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Experimental Botany
- Vol. 32 (2) , 311-320
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/32.2.311
Abstract
Sieve elements in monocotyledons possess unique plastids. Structural evidence indicates that when mature sieve-tube members are mechanically perturbed the plastids release proteinaceous, quasi – crystalline inclusions. The inclusions become lodged in sieve-plate pores and appear to seal portions of phloem sieve tubes.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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