Sieve Elements: Comparative Structure, Induction, and Development

by Heinrich Behnke, R. D. Sjolund

This detailed overview of the structure of the sieve elements of the major plant groups, from algae to flowering plants, includes extant and extinct groups, revealing both common and divergent solutions to the problem of long-distance assimilate transport.

360 pages, Hardcover

First published January 22, 1990