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Lignified sieve elements in the wheat leaf

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Sieve elements with thick, lignified walls are identified in the longitudinal bundles of the wheat leaf and appear to be functional. They are also present in several festucoid grasses but appear to be absent from the panicoid grasses examined.

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  • Esau, K.: The phloem. In: Handbuch der Pflanzenanatomie, vol. V, fasc. 2. Berlin-Stuttgart: Borntraeger 1969

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  • Kuo, J., O'Brien, T.P., Zee, S.-Y. The transverse veins of the wheat leaf. Aust. J. biol. Sci. 25, 721–737 (1972)

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  1. Botany Department, Monash University, 3168, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

    J. Kuo & T. P. O'Brien

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Kuo, J., O'Brien, T.P. Lignified sieve elements in the wheat leaf. Planta 117, 349–353 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00388029

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