title: The use of radiography in studies of plant development in vivo.
abstract: The growth and development of individual pods in plants of oil-seed rape (Brassica napus L.) were followed from anthesis onwards using a soft X-radiation in-vivo technique. Changes in the length and width of pods and in the positions, numbers and sizes of seeds within them were determined quantitatively from X-ray plates and photographs. The technique provides a valuable and as yet unexploited tool for studies of plant development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biology, University of Cambridge, CB2 3DX, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Pechan
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Morgan