Abstract
Total contents of soluble starch, reducing and non-reducing sugars, soluble proteins and phenols were determined at various stages of development of embryo, endosperm and the endosperm haustoria inCajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. and the results are reported here.
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Sathiyamoorthy, P., Vivekanandan, M. Physiological and biochemical studies on the nutritional significance of endosperm haustoria during the early stages of embryo development inCajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 93, 471–475 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053212
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