the basal part of a grass leaf that encircles the stem
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leaf sheath
A distinction was made between leaf sheath tissue and leaf lamina tissue.
Wending Xu, Guining Lu, Zhi Dang, Changjun Liao, Qiangpei Chen, Xiaoyun Yi 2013, 'Uptake and Distribution of Cd in Sweet Maize Grown on Contaminated Soils: A Field-ScaleStudy', Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applicationshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/959764. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In contrast, the flag leaf sheath did not accumulate as much starch.
Tatsuro Hirose, Alexander Endler, Ryu Ohsugi 1999, 'Gene Expression of Enzymes for Starch and Sucrose Metabolism and Transport in LeafSheaths of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) during the Heading Period in Relation to the Sinkto Source Transition', Plant Production Sciencehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1626/pps.2.178. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The pathogen-induced symptoms include seedling rot, grain rot and leaf-sheath browning in rice plants.
Luz Adriana Pedraza, Jessica Bautista, Daniel Uribe-Vélez 2018, 'Seed-born Burkholderia glumae Infects Rice Seedling and Maintains Bacterial Populationduring Vegetative and Reproductive Growth Stage', The Plant Pathology Journalhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6200043. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Pathogenesis-related genes were also activated and showed improved resistance to pathogen infection on the leaf sheath.
Dongryung Lee, Gileung Lee, Backki Kim, Su Jang, Yunjoo Lee, Yoye Yu, Jeonghwan Seo,Seongbeom Kim, Yong-Hwan Lee, Joohyun Lee, Sunghan Kim, Hee-Jong Koh 2018, 'Identification of a Spotted Leaf Sheath Gene Involved in Early Senescence and DefenseResponse in Rice', Frontiers in Plant Sciencehttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.01274/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)