
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Swift, JG 
A1  - O'Brien, TP 
T1  - Vascularization of the scutellum of wheat
JF  - Australian Journal of Botany
JO  - Aust. J. Bot.
Y1  - 1970
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
SP  - 45
EP  - 53
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/BT9700045 
N2  - The pattern of vascularization of the wheat scutellum shortly after germination is reconstructed from serial sections of plastic-embedded specimens. Nearly half of the phloem in the scutellum is unaccompanied by xylem. Most of the phloem tissue consists of distinct strands, composed of a central sieve tube encircled by a single ring of phloem parenchyma cells. The possible functions of this unusual vascular system are discussed in detail. 
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