UNH Researchers Find Seed Coats Could Lead to Strong, Tough, yet Flexible Materials
Characteristic features of the seedcoat of Portulaca oleracea, an annual succulent commonly known as verdolaga or purslane: A) photograph of the P. oleracea flower, B) photograph of the tiny black seeds from P.oleracea , C) SEM image of the P. oleracea seedcoat, and D) a magnified area of the seedcoat of P.oleracea. (credit: UNH)
September 24, 2018 | Source: University of New Hampshire, unh.edu, 8 Aug 2018, Robbin Ray
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