https://doi.org/10.4081/pb.2010.e15

Structural character of sorghum endosperm transfer cells and their relationship with embryo and endosperm

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2010)
Submitted: 16 December 2009
Accepted: 6 August 2010
Published: 6 September 2010
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Yankun Zheng
Yangzhou University, China.
Zhong Wang
wangzhong@yzu.edu.cn
Yangzhou University, China.
Endosperm transfer cells mainly occur in the epithelial layer of the endosperm and transport the nutrient unloaded by the maternal vascular tissue. They have wall ingrowths that can facilitate solute transportation. Here we report our further investigation of endosperm transfer cells in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench). We observed endosperm transfer cells, embryo, and endosperm with different kinds of microscopes. Our experimental results showed that the distribution and configuration of endosperm transfer cells were fit for solute transportation, and they had a tight relationship with the embryo and endosperm.

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Zheng, Y., & Wang, Z. (2010). Structural character of sorghum endosperm transfer cells and their relationship with embryo and endosperm. International Journal of Plant Biology, 1(2), e15. https://doi.org/10.4081/pb.2010.e15

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