Biochemical, histochemical and ultrastructural characterization of Centrolobium robustum (Fabaceae) seeds

Centrolobium robustum seed coat is made up of an external layer of macrosclereids and an internal layer of osteosclereids, followed by a layer of dead cells. The endosperm is closely united to the seed coat and is made up of up to three layers of living cells rich in lipid and protein bodies. All th...

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Main Authors: Javier Alberto Pinzón-Torres, Vanessa Rebouças dos Santos, Marlene Aparecida Schiavinato, Sara Maldonado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Botânica
Series:Hoehnea
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2236-89062009000100009&lng=en&tlng=en