Food Structure
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Abstract
Immature sorghum grain was harvested at various stages of maturity and its development followed by transmission and scanning electron microscopy . This was done to study the developmental morphology of the sorghum grain. The period immediately following fertilization is a time of rapid development in the sorghum caryopsis. The endosperm expands crush i ng the nucellus and in the nonbirdres i stant sorghums the inner integument is also crushed during this expansion. The cells of the ovary wal 1 expand and elongate to form the peri carp . By the soft dough stage the endosperm has gained most of its storage material and thereafter there is a considerable loss of moisture . During the early stages of development the endosperm cell walls were extensively pitted which could allow for translocation . However, once the period of translocation was over the cell walls became intact.
Recommended Citation
Glennie, C. W.; Liedenberg, N.v.d. W.; and van Tonder, H. J.
(1984)
"Morphological Development in Sorghum Grain,"
Food Structure: Vol. 3:
No.
2, Article 6.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/foodmicrostructure/vol3/iss2/6