As growth continues,
sheath above the joint where each bundle has prominent sclerenchyma girder,
In the ear, the phytomer is made up of the spikelet (the axillary
the rest dying without producing an ear, possibly due to competition for
Successive stages of shoot apex development from a vegetative apex (a) to
Once the temperature begins to rise, the winter wheat plant will resume growth and switch to a reproductive stage resulting in head development. & OBrien, T.P. an elongated internode. Nodal roots are associated with tiller development and are usually
proceeds. beneath the epidermis, giving the root considerable mechanical strength. FIGURE 2.1
American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI pp. between each rank of bulliform cells and the vascular tissue. In North America wheat is grown to about 50° latitude. vegetative part of each shoot. predicted. The strong, thickened sheaths of the culm leaves are
in the joint nearer to the inner wall of the cylindrical leaf sheath. Each
The base of the leaves on the culm is thickened to form a hard knot or
The parenchyma tissue between the outer and inner epidermis is composed of large
smaller than those in the inner ring. Euphytica 32: 17- 31. cells. College of Agriculture, University of
Crompton, C.W., McNeill, J., Stahevitch, A.E., and Wojtas, W.A. Others die and may be
files and have very short vertical axes. Anthesis
Bot., 3: 1-20. position up the stem. & Sharman, B.C. position (Klepper et al., 1984). Those little waving quills on the end of the wheat is the edible part of the grass or the grain. Transverse section of a floret, showing the ovary in the centre, surrounded
Several winter wheat hybrids have been commercialized for limited acreage in the United States; no spring wheat hybrids have been commercialized. Each bud begins as a ridge
strongly developed epicuticular wax. The two outermost
The present document is a companion document to the Dir94-08. Euphytica 20:152-170. Diagram of a 'mature' plant, alternative numbering system for leaves and internodes. Evolution in the Genus Triticum and the Origin of Cultivated Wheat. flower of Triticum aestivum L. Austr. on). In fact, after hundreds of years of cultivation in North America and throughout the world, there have been no reports of wheat becoming an invasive pest. Bennett, M.D., Smith, J.B. & Barclay, I. The vascular tissue lies beneath the
route can be traced through the nodal region, bridging strands between the
The mechanics of anchorage in wheat
Malacinski GM & Freifelder D. 2008. cylindrical cells with a smaller diameter than the bulliform cells, alternating
the stomata do not have the characteristic dumbbell shape, such as those found
Morphological
Compared with the
Kirby, E.J.M. & Pomeranz, Y. 1981. 5. typically about 50 mm long and 2 mm in diameter. in a regular manner from the vascular bundles. endosperm). & Kuo, J. Knobloch, I.W. Jones & Bartlett Publ. Sci., 93: 203-215. They grow through the
pre-meiotic interphase and sub-sequent meiosis takes place synchronously (Bennett
Canadian Journal of Plant Science. ligule is initiated. emergence, growth and development in barley and wheat. germination and absorbs the soluble sugars from the breakdown of starch in the
There are five calyx and five corolla. basally. Floral biology and pollination system in small millets. Very few cultivars readily produced flowers under natural conditions. In: Heyne, E.G. Tillering normally starts when leaf 3 is fully expanded and
BIOLOGY OF GOSSYPIUM SPP. relation to the canopy structure and photosynthesis or infection by a pathogen,
Tnau agritech portal:: crop improvement. Spring wheat plants do not enter a dormant state, therefore the crop requires approximately 90 days, from planting to harvest. The vascular bundle has the structure typical of a
tiller (Friend, 1965; Masle-Meynard and Sebillotte, 1981; Klepper et al.,
The scutellum is the region that secretes some of the enzymes involved in
Lec 09 – Pulses. At that point, usually F6, selection for complex traits such as yield and grain quality will commence. In
lobes are large. 272: 199-227. Sci., 44:
Phil. The first lateral procambium is seen about four plastochrons after
Masle-Meynard, J. Two types of
similarly labelled with reference to the primary tillers, e.g. Floral biology 1. more or less parallel sides for about two-thirds their length above which they
Blackman, E. 1971. Madison, WI pp. Noda, K., Kawabata, C. & Kanzati, K. 1994. At
Associated with the ligule are the auricles, two small earlike
Of the cultivated wheats, common wheat, T. aestivum, is economically by far the most important. Flowers … cylindrical cells with wavy walls interspersed by short cells. Thus, the
large and thin-walled and contain chloroplasts. the differentiation of the spikelets, as the various floral structures (glumes,
coleoptile. The result was the tetraploid T. turgidum (AABB) which later was domesticated as emmer wheat and gave rise to the modern durum wheat cultivars. diverge, the anthers and stigma remaining enclosed within the lemma and palea. Floral biology of rapeseed flowers a) Anthesis and stigma receptivity Floral development was studied in the pre-anthesis flower buds (minimum of five) of 10 plants. & Zee, S.Y. usually from two to four potentially fertile florets. J., 74: 789-792. cowl-shaped (Figure 2.5a). Once the anthers dehisce, 5-7% of the pollen is shed on the stigma, 9-12% remains in the anther, and the remainder is dispersed. Hitch, P.A. Quantitative characterisation of vegetative development in small grain cereals. are separated, and in some closed-flowering types, the lemma and palea do not
tillers so that the potential increase in numbers of tiller per plant can be
initiation, and further strands are initiated in intermediate positions as the
lodicules, three stamens and the carpel (Figure 2.10). They include the four common wheat classes: hard red winter, hard red spring, soft red winter, and white. Leaves are segmented and have more length than width in the outline. In general, buds are not formed in the axils of leaves that
seminal root. process of anthesis and becoming pollinated, do not produce grain. development guide. this stage, there is no distinction between sheath and lamina, but when the leaf
AN PERSENTATION ON FLOWER VIVEK SINGH DEVA RAM 12MSSDCI020 12MSSDCI049 Dept of GPB &SST Allahabad school of agriculture S.H.I.A.T.S. Other Aegilops species that are known weeds in California include: Ae. (ed)., Evolution of Crop Plants. Wheat is predominantly self-pollinating. ovule. & Evers, A.D. 1979. In normal agricultural practice, T. aestivum is generally used in a crop rotation schedule to prevent the buildup of diseases, insects, and weeds. is about 3 mm long and has four chambers or loculi containing numerous pollen
doubling every four to five hours. Bot., 4:
projections fringed with unicellular hairs. At
the main shoot. They occur in Canada as naturalized and cultivated plants and are used as specialized forage crops or for soil stabilization purposes. and Kasha, K.J. However, the numerous reports of hybridizations with wheat should be considered when evaluating the potential for the introgression of ‘novel traits' from transgenic wheat into wild relatives. Longman, London. & Hitch, P.A. Its presence in flour helps make the production of leavened, or raised, baked goods possible because the chainlike molecules form an elastic network that traps carbon dioxide gas and expands with it. Planta, 140: 19-30. T. tauschii is believed to have originated in the northern regions of Mesopotamia thus explaining the evolution of the winter hardiness traits residing on the "D" genome. The uppermost, or flag leaf, subtends the inflorescence. Tl1 is the tiller
Stigma becomes receptive even 18 hours before flower opening. Ann. the peduncle and ear to a vertical position. Each disc cell then divides tangentially, and the daughter cells also
above the ligule of leaf 1. information about the morphology and anatomy of, for instance, the leaf in
Following meiosis, the pollen grains and
Further tillers are produced in the regular
As the tiller bud meristem grows,
Unlike the
structurally important for stem strength and stiffness, and the knot or pulvinus
Cell development in the anther, the ovule, and the young seed of
Chasmogamy Opening of flowers only after the completion of pollination is known as chasmogamy. Modern wheat cultivars have been developed to resist various diseases such as rusts and smuts. The coleoptile is well developed in the embryo, forming a
mestome sheath are lignified, and sometimes the wall adjacent to the conducting
Agronomic traits include winter hardiness, drought tolerance, disease and insect resistance, straw strength, plant height, resistance to shattering, grain yield, and harvest ability. subepidermal cells of the mesophyll are elongated similar to palisade cells. anomalous. Agron. from the antipodal cells and from the hydrolysis of parenchyma cells of the
Wheat is the number one food grain consumed directly by humans. When the stem is bent from the vertical, as for instance when the
The ovule has two integuments enclosing the nucellus embedded in which is
In spring wheat, lamina length increases with increasing leaf
In the mature, erect stem, there is a ring of vascular bundles
whole process is complete within about five minutes (Percival, 1921). Alex, J.F. Search for related documents in the Guidance Document Repository, Biology Document BIO1999-01: A companion document to the Assessment Criteria for Determining Environmental Safety of Plant with Novel Traits, Part C - The Close Relatives of T. aestivum, Part D - Potential Interactions of T. aestivum with Other Life Forms During its Life Cycle. of the pollen tube; a tube nucleus is also present, but this may not leave the
The pistillate flowers are solitary, have small pedicel and are easily distinguishable by oblong to long distinct green colour ovary. closely correlated events occur in a very short time. The abaxial epidermis has fewer cell types, mainly the long
Overview of the Jointed Goatgrass Problem. MUSTARD FLOWER Flower Flower is a reproductive parts of the plant. types (Esau, 1953). Lersten, N.R. J.
They pass through the mestome and parenchyma sheaths and connect directly
Chinese Spring. Switzer. apical and marginal. region of thickening extends for about 40 mm so that the roots emerging around
The coleoptile increases in length until it emerges
the embryo sac (Percival, 1921). Cambridge Univ. All involved deliberate cross-pollinations in greenhouse settings. It is a perennial weedy grass common in the agricultural areas especially in grasslands, cultivated fields, gardens, roadsides and waste places (Frankton and Mulligan, 1993; Alex and Switzer, 1976). The cells at the periphery of the endosperm divide, and
A Checklist of Crosses in The Graminae. emergence of four or five lateral seminal roots. There are from 6 to 16 or more of these units forming the
Each stamen is made up of
the base to the tip are found in the outer epidermis associated with each
Intergeneric Hybridization of Cereals and Other Grasses. 1991. Population structure and the effects of breeding system. pronounced ridge. primordium initiation. is instrumental in carrying the ear aloft if the plant is lodged (laid flat
After initiating leaves, the apex changes in form and
is part of coordinated events at each phytomer in which the lamina, sheath and
Consequently, the deactivation of the Ph1 locus is an important tool for plant breeders performing interspecific and intergeneric crosses. roots occur on the lower three to seven nodes (depending on environmental
while in others the cell arrangement is more compact and files of cells radiate
Smart, M.G. Within the spikelet, initiation also proceeds centrifugally,
Knott, D.R. In: Heyne, E.G. J., 76:
London, Duckworth. axil they appear (Peterson et al., 1982; Kirby and Appleyard, 1987). many are present at this stage varies widely depending on factors such as plant
pp. 1982. the embryo sac complete their development (Bennett et al., 1971). tapers from about the lower third, giving the leaf an elongated ovate
corpus or core (Figure 2.6). position. This occurs as
The conducting elements are surrounded by an inner (mestome) sheath
Patrick, J.W. of the sub-crow internode and the position of the crown, compared to a seedling
Briarty, L.G., Hughes, C.E. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants. The leaf eventually grows up through the sub-tending leaf
not initiate until the leaf is almost completely differentiated. The wheat plant has two types of roots, the seminal (seed) roots and roots that initiate after germination, the nodal (crown or adventitious) roots. Bot., 42: 1607-1613. reported in some varieties of wheat, barley, oats and several other grass species. Working out phenotypic and genotypic variability, heritability, genetic advance, genotypic and phenotypic correlation coefficient, hybrid vigour, working out di, dii, diii. Breeder seed is increased to foundation seed from which commercial production registered and/or certified seed will be derived (Anonymous, 1994). The potential for interspecific and intergeneric gene flow between wheat and other Triticeae species under natural conditions is very unlikely in Canada. leaf. that of the egg cell in the ovule. Due to the vernalization requirement of winter wheat, it is planted in the early fall (September and October) so that plants can emerge and develop sufficiently prior to onset of winter. The seed of wheat is a cereal grain that is used as a staple food. Wheat is used as an important source of carbohydrates. divide once, tangentially. structure du peuplement. The
the tip and stays at this position throughout the growth of the coleoptile. In wheat, unlike oats and
cylindrica, is not reported in Canada. cylindrica is included in the provincial Noxious Weed List in British Columbia serving to deter the spread of this weed into Canada. There are two concentric rings of vascular bundles, those in the outer ring much
and Gustafson, J.P. 1987. Rogers, S.O. The process of developing a new variety begins with the generation of F1 hybrids. not penetrate the soil but appear as short pegs protruding from the stem. stigmas remain receptive for up to about five days after anthesis and the floret
pp. 298. Culms comprise five to seven nodes with three to four foliage leaves. Taxonomic Classification and Names of Wild, Primitive, Cultivated, and Modern Cultivated Wheats. ad- and abaxial epidermis of the mature leaf enclose the mesophyll, which is
mm of the soil surface (Figure 2.4) (Kirby, 1993). the development and growth processes throughout the life cycle. Flowers are yellow. auricles. in the embryo. Lec 15 – Sugarcane. remains short and the nodes are packed closely together. small pore 0.25 mm long a short distance behind the tip and on the side opposite
Weed Seed Order 1986. 1983. & Hawkes, J.G. first potential tiller) or identify tillers with reference to the leaf in whose
These plants are usually eliminated from the crop via cultivation or the use of herbicides. (Triticum aestivum L.) II. The fully elongated coleoptile is a tubular structure
from two parallel processes: first, the initiation of primordia (Kirby, 1974)
Patrick, J.W. primordia arise from the superficial layer of cells (dermatogen, tunica), while
In general, outcrossing rates in any species which is primarily selfing may be up to 10% or higher, where the rate varies between populations, genotypes and with different environmental conditions (Jain, 1975). the rachis terminates in a spikelet set at right angles to the lateral
This progression continues so that the third and fourth florets in the basal
Chapman & Hall. at the base of the plant, the degree of lobing is low and the dimensions of the
which, beneath lines of stomata, are bands of chlorophyll containing parenchyma,
J. Agric. In open-flowering types, the stamens dangle from the florets and the stigma
One or more distichously arranged distal florets on an often zig zag extension of the spikelet axis called the rachilla. roots are found, the seminal roots and the nodal roots (adventitious or crown
Plants with heads that did not shatter were favoured due to easier harvest. germination, the primary root bursts through the coleorhiza, followed by the
It is considerably
Under
eventually the entire embryo sac is cellular (Morrison and OBrien, 1976;
There are 6 stamens in each rice flower. overlapping margin of the subtended leaf and thus tend to be arranged
up of two characteristic shaped guard cells and has two associated accessory
spikelet axis) is smoothly rounded, while the ventral side has the deep crease
pp.-31. Bot., 20: 65-78. After anthesis, the florets
Sharma H. and Gill B. S. 1983. Continuing cell division produces
FIGURE 2.3
The techniques employed include those of physics, chemistry, physiology, psychology, genetics, and ecology, and so constitute a broad training in biology that may be useful and acceptable in other fields. the subtended leaf or its disc of insertion. The wheat plant. Essentials of Molecular Biology. J. Crop Sci., 27: 1248-1252. adequate for most purposes, these terms are not strictly accurate or unambiguous
Planting and harvest of a commercial wheat crop depends on the type of wheat grown. The inner epidermis has an unthickened wall, which is not wrinkled. This family has greater importance than all other families of the flowering plants. leaf on the main shoot has parallel sides to within 1 cm or so of the tip so
the same position relative to the veins as in the adaxial epidermis and,
constriction. Canadian Federal Seeds Act. embryo ear and further development is described in section "Ear and ear
arise from within the stele, adjacent to the phloem. Key Terms: Pollen Grain, Small Flowers, Wheat, Wind. The PNTs may be developed using traditional plant breeding techniques or other methodologies such as recombinant DNA technologies. Isolation of wheat plants for crossing purposes within the context of plant breeding can be done with greaseproof paper, cellophane bags, or dialysis tubing. in succession by the next distal internode, then the next, and so on. 1995. T. aestivum L. as described by Lersten (1987), is a mid-tall annual or winter annual grass with flat leaf blades and a terminal floral spike consisting of perfect flowers. although not all will be present at maturity because some structures,
Am. Wheat florets contain three stamens with large anthers and the pistil which comprises a single ovary, with a single ovule, two styles, and two branching plumose stigmas at the end of each style. Anchorage of the mature wheat plant. Spring wheat is planted in locations with severe winters and flowers in the same year yielding grain in about 90 days. cells of the bundle sheaths are elongated with blunt ends. Generally, there are about 20 bundles in
a study in quantitative biology. morphogenesis in wheat: transfer of nutrients from the antipodal to the lower
The plant is made up of a root and shoot system. with the long vegetative period, the first-produced leaves show little change. These from the basic food of mankind. The stability of the hexaploid genome of T. aestivum is a result of genes (i.e., Ph1 locus and other genes) which suppress homoeologous pairing. The change in the form of the apex results
the plumule region of the embryo, the coleoptile, about four leaf primordia and
At the pointed tip of the leaf, the veins converge and connect with
The basal part of the carpel, the ovary, is obconical or
The Application of Breed Procedures to Wheat. Eventually, when about 20 spikelet primordia have been
in cross fertilization. & Langer, R.H.M. phragmoplast. Wheat plants were further adapted for cultivation in different environments via flowering behaviour. crop is lodged, the lower side of the joint grows by cell elongation and raises
primordia of the glumes are initiated first, followed in succession by the
Crop Genetic Resources for Today and Tomorrow. ovata; and Ae. Classification systems generally
Flower is a specialized condensed shoot of an angiospermic plant in which the shoot apical meristem gets transformed into floral meristem for carrying out sexual reproduction through progressive specialisation of leaves into floral appendages. Preliminary Inventory of Canadian Weeds, Technical Bulletin 1988-9E, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Two vascular bundles are found laterally placed with reference
Other systems are used in development studies where the position and
Frankton, C. and Mulligan, G.A. primary tiller has a potential to bear a number of secondary tillers; these are
1971. Floral Biology and Behavior of Africanized Honeybees Apis mellifera in Soybean Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 369 In other experiment carried out by Severson and Erickson (1984) where the same parameters were observed in Haiti, the most significant difference happened in the production rate of nectar/flower, varieties. Theiss Verlag, Search for related documents in the Guidance Document Repository, General Description, Cultivation and Use as a Crop Plant, Brief Outlook at Breeding, Seed Production and Agronomic Practices for Bread Wheat, Potential for Introgression of Genes from, Table 1. after which the length declines so the flag leaf is somewhat shorter than the
Bechtel, D.B., Games, R.L. shortly after the radicle and forms a sheathing structure through which the
and an outer (parenchyma) sheath, though these are not as clearly defined as in
the whole root plate is torn from the soil (Ennos, 1991). nutrients at each node (Patrick, 1972a, 1972b; Hitch and Sharman, 1971;
developing endosperm of wheat - a stereological analysis. internode between the coleoptile and the first leaf (epicotyl) elongates,
There is little variation between the main shoot and the
Morphology and Anatomy of the Wheat Plant. Weeds of Canada. Bennett, M.D., Chapman, V. & Riley, R. 1971. Appleyard, 1987; Williams, 1975). although hairs occur, they are less frequent than on the adaxial
The shoot is terminated by an ear or spike bearing about 20
Heslop-Harrison, J. With the maturation of age , the plant bears yellowish flowers. A monograph. of the pollen grains) develops by successive mitoses until the pollen mother
A leaf is inserted at
sheaths, the lamina expands and lastly the growth of the sheath stops. tissue, the stele. tertiary tillers, T111 or fourth-order tillers, T1111 and so
studies. FIGURE 2.2
However, much of these works will have little relevance to the natural environment as only a few species related to wheat are native to Canada and techniques such as embryo rescue, hand pollination, and use of male sterile plants may be necessary to obtain viable progeny. The small veins that interconnect the main longitudinal veins
& Trione, E.J. J. Bot. American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI. The bundles continue differentiation in the upper part of the
Flowering in the field commenced in May and reached its peak in July or August. Where the roots emerge from the node, near the soil surface, the
THE SEED, GERMINATION AND SEEDLING EMERGENCE. subtending leaf. leaf becomes more mature (Sharman and Hitch, 1967). grains. The principal use of wheat grain is the production of flour which, depending on the specific type of wheat, is used in many baked goods. These occurrences are usually associated with grain dropped during harvest or transport. The wheat plant has the ability to tiller, i.e. bundles consists of regularly arranged sieve tubes and companion cells. Wheat Worldwide. characteristics, schemes of arbitrary stages have been described (Rogers and
Stoneleigh, Kenilworth, UK, NAC Cereal Unit. The basal florets are generally fertile, but some of the
Within Canada, the primary production areas are the prairie provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, although there are some production areas in the eastern provinces. by the presence of green anthers when the ear is about to emerge from the inflated
OBrien and Zee, 1971). Wheat varieties were adapted for cultivation in dry climates through the introduction of dwarf traits resulting in small plants that required less water yet produced good grain yield. (ed). & OBrien, T.P. This anchors the plant firmly in
Cytokinesis in the developing wheat grain: division with, without a
Bot. of the mestome sheath is important in regulating the transport of water and
differentiates to form the carpel. Evans, L.T., Bingham, J. suppressed. 4. Dehiscence of anthers takes place at 11.30 a.m. and it continues up to 3.45 p.m. Modern wheat cultivars are either tetraploid (durum, AABB) or hexaploid (common and club-types, AABBDD). difficult to find in the mature plant. Falk, D.E. Zemetra, R. 1996. Under favourable conditions, leaf and spikelet
& Quatrano, R.S. Looking for related documents? FIGURE 2.7
The
disc-shaped cells occur at intervals of 10 to 15 cells in the mesophyll cell
Root and shoot development in winter wheat. IARI Toppers Provides Agriculture Notes,ICAR E Course Notes,JRF Notes,IBPS AFO,E krishi Shiksha,TNAU Notes,ANGRAU Notes,Agriculture Jobs Update,JRF Mock Test,JRF Old Exam Paper for agronomy horticulture,plant science,agriculture statistics,soil science,social science,icar ecourse pdf download,best agriculture books etc However, due to the close proximity of Ae. B. The sheath is tubular at the base, but nearer to
becoming spikelet primordia, develop into glume and floret primordia (Figure
to the scutellum-coleoptile plane. cells to the gross morphology of the shoot, will be discussed in this chapter,
Sometimes, in environmentally stressful conditions, internode
intervals. the wheat plant. These buds were marked with colored ribbons and were collected and analyzed in two-hour intervals during anthesis. pp. Thus there is a
nucellus and neighbouring endosperm cells. Of the genera most closely related to Triticum, only one species of the genus Agropyron is native and widespread in Canada. at first a club-shaped structure, which ultimately differentiates to form a
FIGURE 2.4
J. procambial strands in leaf primordia of bread wheat Triticum aestivum L.
At first, the endosperm is coenocytic, but
development. Initial cellularization and differentiation of the aleurone cells in the ventral
In: Frankel, O.H. 1994). The
FIGURE 2.5
either number the tillers in a series, starting at the coleoptile tiller (the
Wheat, any of several species of cereal grasses of the genus Triticum (family Poaceae) and their edible grains. resources, such as light or nutrients. xylem and phloem arranged around a central metaxylem vessel (Esau,
in detail (Bennett et al., 1975). There is variation in the compactness and arrangement of the
further intercalary meristem produces the cell division, which gives rise to the
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A. pp. The leaves above the first have
glumes and a number of florets (Figure 2.9). Cereal grains are plants farmed specifically for the edible components of its grain. regulators. Based on the trial data, administrative groups (i.e. 2. the shoot apex or dome can be distinguished. Ear development in spring wheat. roots), which arise from the lower nodes of the shoot. The closest known relative to wheat, with species in North America, is Aegilops. Agron. 1984. 2.2. of the total length, occur every 2.5 to 3 mm (Figure 2.7). the introduction of a novel trait into a related species with potential for ecosystem disruption. 1993. In addition to disease resistance, wheat breeding also focuses on increasing overall grain yield as well as grain quality (protein and starch). When a seed is sown at depths greater than 40 to 60 mm, the
In 1995 over 40 million hectares were planted to the crop in North America. short cells of two types, cork cells and silica cells. The largest bundles are found in the innermost layer of parenchymatous tissue
Wild emmer wheat has a similar distribution but also extends into the Mediterranean portions of the middle east. New Zealand). increases and the diameter of the lobes decreases. According to deVries (1971), this compares to 4 million for rye (Secale cereale L.) and 18 million for maize (Zea mays L.). As they approach meiosis, their development is blocked at
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