Quantification of the Mucilage Detachment from Arabidopsis Seeds
Author: Cătălin Voiniciuc, date: 05/05/2016, view: 6004, Q&A: 0
The Arabidopsis thaliana seed coat produces large amounts of cell wall polysaccharides, which swell out of the epidermal cells upon hydration of the mature dry seeds. While most mucilage polymers immediately diffuse in the surrounding solution, the remaining fraction tightly adheres to the seed, forming a dense gel-like capsule (Macquet ...
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