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Seed Structure And Composition Of Potential New Crops, D. W. Irving, R. Beckler
Seed Structure And Composition Of Potential New Crops, D. W. Irving, R. Beckler
Food Structure
Prosopis , Ol neya , and Amaranthus have potenti a l economic value as food or feed crops fo r a rid /semi- arid r egions. Ma ture seeds of these genera we r e examined using scanning e l ec tron and fluoresce nce microscopy to define a natomy and localize s t or age s truc tures in cells . Pro t ein bodies, some co nt a ini ng phytin inc lu sions , were l oca li zed in the embryos of five Prosopi s s peci es . Prosopis chilensis wa s the only one …