Quinoa Leaf with Typical Salt Bladders (IMAGE)

University of Würzburg

Quinoa Leaf with Typical Salt Bladders

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Quinoa leaf with typical salt bladders. On the right, you see the plant transporting the dissolved salts sodium and chloride first into the bladder and then in its vacuoles. The sugar carried along with them provides the necessary energy.

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Picture: Jennifer Böhm

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