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Recent Advances in the Development and Germination of Seeds pp 109–125Cite as

Phytin Synthesis and Deposition

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Reserves accumulated during seed development are not restricted to those of reduced carbon (starch and/or lipid) and reduced nitrogen and sulphur (storage, and other proteins). The remaining macronutrients — phosphorus, magnesium, potassium and calcium — are also sequestered within mature seeds, primarily as the organic phosphorus reserve, phytin.

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    John S. Greenwood

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Greenwood, J.S. (1989). Phytin Synthesis and Deposition. In: Taylorson, R.B. (eds) Recent Advances in the Development and Germination of Seeds. NATO ASI Series, vol 187. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0617-7_9

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