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Germination
Early growth and tillering
Stem elongation
Wheat apex development
Flowering and fertilisation
Pollen release
Grain growth 1 to 4 days
Grain growth 4 to 10 days
Cell layers inside a grain
Grain filling 11 to 16 days
Grain filling 17 to 21 days
Grain filling 21 to 30 days
Whole grain photographs
Endosperm micrographs
Embryo micrographs
Development of the embryo
Dry down 30 to 40 days
How we grew the plants
Photography and microscopy
DAYS = days after flowering
| The above section in polarized light shows that starch grains are not present in the 'crushed cell layer'. | |
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| Notes: Starch grains diffract polarized light in a characteristic manner. | |