Effect of Flooding on Starch Accumulation in Chloroplasts of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.).
Chloroplasts in leaves of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L. cv hybrid 894) whose roots were flooded for 4 days showed an increase in the level of starch in chloroplasts when examined with the electron microscope. Starch determination showed significantly higher levels in leaves of flooded plants. Chloroplast and mitochondrial structure seemed otherwise normal.
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Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-6414.
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