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The stage of growth at which the tissues were attacked determined the affected area and the changes in the size and shape of cells forming them.
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Lignification of cell walls was greater and less respectively in affected parenchyma and sclerenchyma than in the healthy ones.
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No marked varietal differences in the behaviour of tissues were discernible.
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Khanna, K.L. Anatomy of sugarcane stalk as influenced by top borer (Scirpophaga nivella F.) attack. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 27, 1–3 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03049892
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03049892