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Development Home 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 Whole grain photographs Endosperm cellularisation Embryo sac: wall changes Embryo micrographs
Cell layers inside a grain Grain filling 11 to 16 days Grain filling 17 to 21 days Grain filling 21 to 30 days Development of the embryo Dry down 30 to 40 days How we grew the plants Photography and microscopy
DAYS = days after flowering
Development Home 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 Whole grain photographs Endosperm cellularisation Embryo sac: wall changes Embryo micrographs
Cell layers inside a grain Grain filling 11 to 16 days Grain filling 17 to 21 days Grain filling 21 to 30 days Development of the embryo Dry down 30 to 40 days How we grew the plants Photography and microscopy
DAYS = days after flowering
Grain growth 4 to 10 days
Whole grain photographs
-a-t.jpg) | Whole grains at 6, 8 and 10 days after pollination: ventral side. |
-a-t.jpg) | Whole grains at 6, 8 and 10 days after pollination. Between 6 and 8 days after flowering there is very rapid growth of both the outer maternal tissues and the liquid-filled embryo sac inside. At 10 days after flowering the 'Water-ripe' grain is ready to start the grain filling stages. |