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X-ray microanalysis has been used to determine the elemental composition of oil-palm (Elaeis guineesis) cell suspensions without the use of cryoprotectants. Results based on individual cells were gathered over a typical growth cycle of 14 d. During the log phase (5–7 d) there is an increase in the number of cells containing high concentrations of both K (400 mmol kg-1 dry weight) and P (400 mmol kg-1 dry weight). Morphologically these cells had thin cell walls and were frequently joined to other cells (two to five cells per clump).
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Warley, A., Ferdinando, D. & Hughes, W.A. Application of X-ray microanalysis to cell suspensions of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.). Planta 165, 527–531 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00398099
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