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Xylem transfer cells in the rosette plant Hieracium floribundum

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Xylem transfer cells in the rhizome of Hieracium floribundum are described for the first time and several methods used in visualizing these cells are discussed. The most marked wall ingrowths occur in transfer cells associated with the xylem of foliar traces.

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  1. Department of Botany and Genetics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

    Edward C. Yeung & R. L. Peterson

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This research was supported by an NRC of Canada grant to Dr. R. L. Peterson.

Undergraduate student and Associate Professor, resp.

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Yeung, E.C., Peterson, R.L. Xylem transfer cells in the rosette plant Hieracium floribundum . Planta 107, 183–188 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00387723

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