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Record 1 2004-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Fibre Crops
CONT

The mature cotton fiber consists of six parts ... 4. the secondary wall: this consists of concentric layers of cellulose [Also called secondary thickening]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Culture des plantes textiles
OBS

à ces feuillets périphériques s'ajoutent [...] au fur et à mesure que la cellule vieillit, des assises nouvelles qui vont correspondre [...] à la membrane secondaire ou paroi II [On dit aussi paroi secondaire]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Cultivo de plantas textiles
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