Bulliform cells in Loudetiopsis chrysothrix (Nees) Conert and Tristachya leiostachya Nees (Poaceae): structure in relation to function

This work reports anatomic and ultrastructural characteristics of bulliform cells in Loudetiopsis chrysothrix (Nees) Conert and Tristachya leiostachya Nees. Both the species presented leaf rolling under water stress. The main characteristics observed in these cells were: periclinal wall thinner than...

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Main Authors: Juliana Magalhães Alvarez, Joecildo Francisco Rocha, Silvia Rodrigues Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2008-02-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000100014