Summary
Grains retained on the plants of some cultivars of common bread wheat lose dry matter after ripeness is attained, but later gain dry matter again. We conclude that the post-ripe plant may remain metabolically active.
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Meredith, P., Jenkins, L.D. The weight of the mature wheat grain. Planta 94, 233–235 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00386134
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00386134