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ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION AND PIGMENT CELL IDIOBLASTS IN SPIRODELA OLIGORHIZA (LEMNACEAE)
Author(s) -
Witztum Allan
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1974.tb12292.x
Subject(s) - biology , pigment , botany , ultraviolet , materials science , chemistry , optoelectronics , organic chemistry
In Spirodela oligorhiza and Wolffia punctata ultraviolet energy induces the conversion of colorless flavans present in scattered idioblasts to red‐brown phlobaphene‐like compounds. The rare appearance of pigment cells in laboratory grown material is discussed.