The Wheat Grain During Development with Reference to Nature, Location, and Role of Its Translocatory Tissues

Abstract

The structure of the crease region of the developing wheat grain was studied with reference to the nature and role of its tissues. The vascular bundle, which extends from base to apex at the bottom of the furrow (crease), and the chalaza and nucellar projection, which lie between the bundle and the endosperm, were also studied. It was established that nutrient substances move through these 3 tissues into the endosperm of the developing kernel. The time of such movement was studied. Findings of this study were correlated with those of other investigators.