Early development of epiphytic roots: perspectives based on the composition of the velamen cell wall

ABSTRACT The velamen, a root structure of some epiphytic species for water uptake, usually is stratified epidermis consisting of dead cells. In general, its cell walls exhibit variation during development, including in thickness and amount and type of impregnated substances. These changes result in...

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Main Authors: Luísa Gouveia Lana, Ana Flávia de Melo Silva, Aldineia Buss, Denis Coelho de Oliveira, Ana Silvia Franco Pinheiro Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2021-01-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062020000400633&tlng=en