Indian Journal of Plant Physiology
  • Year: 1985
  • Volume: 28o
  • Issue: 4

Possible Source(s) of Oxygen for Developing Wheat Endosperm

  • Author:
  • P.C. Pande, P.C. Pathak1, O.P.S. Tomar2
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 344 to 349

1Nuclear Research Laboratory, IARI, New Delhi-110012.

2Division of Plant Physiology, IAMI, New Delhi-110012.

Division of Biochemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012

Abstract

The pericarp layer of the intact developing grain of wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Shera) is involved in creating partial grain sink activity by influencing starch accumulation in the outer region of the endosperm. It is suggested that the effect is mediated by the oxygen generated in this layer as a result of photosynthesis.