Aphid (Sitobion yakini) investigation shows thin-walled sieve tubes in barley (Hordeum vulgare L) to be more functional than thick-walled sieve tubes

Barley, like most other grasses that have been studied, contains two kinds of sieve tube. The first formed are called thinwalled sieve tubes because of their thin wall compared to the late-formed, and are associated with companion cells. The late-formed are thick-walled sieve tubes, which differenti...

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Main Authors: Matsiliza, B, Botha, C E J
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2002
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005960