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Dry pollen of cat-tail (Typha latifolia L.), containing 6-7% water on a fresh weight basis, has the considerable life span of approximately 150 days at 22°C· Decline of germination capacity coincides with increased leakage of K+ from the re-imbibed grains, which is indicative of reduced plasma membrane integrity. Whereas polar lipid (PL) content hardly decreased during the loss of vitality, the content of free fatty acids (FFA’s) increased three-fold, up to 0.22% of the dry weight (DW).
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© 1989 Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest
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van Bilsen, D.G.J.L., Hoekstra, F.A. (1989). Increased Leakage from Ageing Pollen Coincides with Increased Leakage from Liposomes Produced From its Purified Lipids. In: Biacs, P.A., Gruiz, K., Kremmer, T. (eds) Biological Role of Plant Lipids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1303-8_135
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