Ultrastructure of the resin ducts of Mangifera indica L. (Anacardiaceae). 2. Resin secretion in the primary stem ducts.
Joel D. M., Fahn A.
Author Affiliation: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Annals of Botany 46 : 779-783
Abstract : The resin of the mango stem consisted mainly of terpenes, which seemed to be produced primarily by plastids, termed here secretoplasts. At the beginning of the process of secretion, osmiophilic droplets were seen at the envelope of the secretoplasts and at elements of periplastidal endoplasmic reticulum (