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Free water in bean seeds: The imbibition process observed by micro-magnetic resonance imaging

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Water uptake by dry Lima beans (Phaseolus limensis L.) was traced using 1H micro-magnetic resonance imaging. The studies are performed using two-dimensional longitudinal images. Channels through which water comes in an imbibing bean seed are determined; the water distribution inside the seed is shown to be heterogeneous.

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  1. Siberian State Technological University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia

    I. S. Vinogradova

  2. Kirensky Institute of Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russia

    O. V. Falaleev

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Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 57, No. 4, pp. 851-853, May-June, 2016.

To the 80th anniversary of Prof. S. P. Gabuda

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Vinogradova, I.S., Falaleev, O.V. Free water in bean seeds: The imbibition process observed by micro-magnetic resonance imaging. J Struct Chem 57, 812–814 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0022476616040272

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