C. Vintejoux et A. Shoarghafari, CELL AND TISSUE REPARTITION OF PHENOLIC-C OMPOUNDS IN THE TURIONS OF SPIRODELA-POLYRHIZA (L) SCHLEIDEN (LEMNACEAE), Acta botanica gallica, 143(6), 1996, pp. 501-508
Anthocyanic and tannic compounds were deposited during the autumn and
winter periods, in different tissues of Spirodela polyrhiza turions. T
hey were abundant in the periphery oi the organs and around the merist
ematic zones. They undergo fluctuations during winter period, and also
at the time of sprouting. The different ultrastructural characters of
the vacuolar inclusions are showed and reported with their functions
(cooling resistance).