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The use of radiography in studies of plant development in vivo

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The growth and development of individual pods in plants of oil-seed rape (Brassica napus L.) were followed from anthesis onwards using a soft X-radiation in-vivo technique. Changes in the length and width of pods and in the positions, numbers and sizes of seeds within them were determined quantitatively from X-ray plates and photographs. The technique provides a valuable and as yet unexploited tool for studies of plant development.

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  1. Department of Applied Biology, University of Cambridge, CB2 3DX, Cambridge, UK

    P. M. Pechan & D. G. Morgan

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Pechan, P.M., Morgan, D.G. The use of radiography in studies of plant development in vivo. Planta 159, 476–481 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00392084

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