Starch Granule and Protein Accumulation during Seed Development of Ginkgo biloba L.

Table 1

Shape, size, and formation of starch granules in different tissues of G. biloba seeds.

Tissues	Starch granule shape	Starch granule diameter	Location of starch granules
Testa	Round, elliptical, irregular	Type B: 5-6 μm	Plastid
		Type C: 2-3 μm
		Type A: 15–25 μm
Endosperm	Round, elliptical, irregular	Type B: 5–8 μm	Plastid
		Type C: <5 μm
Embryo	Elliptical, irregular	Type C: 2-3 μm	Plastid