Acta Botanica Croatica, Vol. 38 No. 1, 1979.
Original scientific paper
Chromoplasts of Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl. — I. Ultrastructure and pigment composition
Nikola Ljubešić
; Hrvatska
Abstract
The ultrastructure and pigment composition of chromoplasts in petals of Forsythia suspensa were investigated at different stages of development. The buds contained chloroplasts. During the flowering period thylakoids disappeared and numerous tubules and plastoglobules were formed. The tubules, arranged in bundles, were heterogeneous in shape and size. The plastoglobules encircled the characteristic “vacuole-like” inclusions. The tubules and plastoglobules were probably the pigment-bearing structures of chromoplasts. The changes of pigment composition were investigated during the flower development.
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158337
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Publication date:
31.12.1979.
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