The microscopy of vegetable foods : with special reference to the detection of adulteration and the diagnosis of mixtures (1906)
Winton, Andrew Lincoln, 1864-1946, Moeller, Josef, 1848-1924 · New York : John Wiley & Sons · leaf 681
17 n, but most of them are 5-12 /i. The Hilum is distinct. Rings are not evident even after treatment with chromic acid. BANANA STARCH. The banana, plantain, and other fruits of the genus Mtisa are remark-able for the large amount of starch stored up in the green pericarp. Thisis usually regarded… … Fig. 580. Banana Starch. X300. (Moeller.) into sugars during ripening, and in this form is either moved back intothe tree, or is lost by fermentation and rotting. Its function is morenearly that of transitory starch. The green fruit used for starch-making is grown chiefly in tropicalregions of…
Plant anatomy · Food adulteration and inspection · Microscopy
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