The Libriform Fibers in the Roots and Crown of Medicago and Melilotus

Authors

J. N. Martin, Iowa State CollegeFollow
Austin O. Simonds, Iowa State CollegeFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The libriform fibers, long known to be especially prominent in many of the Leguminsoae, particularly the papilionaceae, constitute a large part of the xylem and are present in the phloem of the roots and crowns of the alfalfas and sweet clovers. They deserve mentioning in these legumes because the modifications they undergo at different periods in the plant's growth cycle indicate that they function as storage structures, and have an importance relative to the nutrition of the plant.

Publication Date

1933

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

40

Issue

1

First Page

82

Last Page

83

Copyright

©1933 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Martin, J. N. and Simonds, Austin O. (1933) "The Libriform Fibers in the Roots and Crown of Medicago and Melilotus," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 40(1), 82-83.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol40/iss1/26