Cereal Chem 49:20 - 22.  |  VIEW ARTICLE
Scanning Electron Microscopy of the Oat Kernel.

Y. Pomeranz and I. B. Sachs. Copyright 1972 by the American Association of Cereal Chemists, Inc. 

The detailed structures of the lemma, palea, rachilla segment, pericarp, aleurone layer, and starchy endosperm of the oat kernel were studied by electron scanning microscopy. The presence of microorganisms in the crease area of the caryopsis and adjacent palea are illustrated.