NUTRIENT SOURCES. “Organs that supply the precursors for sink metabolism are sources. Sources and sinks communicate through the vascular system. During development of the endosperm of cereal grains and the parenchyma of potato tubers, large amounts of starch are accumulated. These organs are supplied via the phloem with assimilated C mostly fixed by current photosynthesis.” (C = carbon),
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022