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Fig. 3
Sucrose synthesis in rice scutellum.
further mobilized to the growing tissues, shoot and roots. The
schematic diagram of rice sucrose formation after imbibitions
can be depicted as in hereunder.
However, it is interesting to note that in the scutellum
sucrose content is maximum in early period of 4-5 days after
imbibitions but on the other hand glucose and fructose content
increased gradually (Table 3).
The embryo plays a decisive role during seed germination.
Sixty differentially, expressed proteins were identifi ed and
Table 3
Content of sugars in scutellum of germinating rice seeds.
Time after
Sugars (mg per 100 scutella)
Imbibition (day)
Sucrose
Maltooligo
saccharide
Glucose
Fructose
4
8.3
0.01
0.31
0.50
6
7.9
0.19
0.16
0.25
8
7.8
0.22
0.34
0.55
11
7.4
0.08
0.47
0.51
14
4.1
0.08
0.69
1.17
