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Deepesh N. De. Plant cell vacuoles: an introduction. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, 2000. Pp. 288. Price US$ 60.00. ISBN 0643 062548.
Plant cell vacuoles are multifunctional organelles that occupy a large part of most plant cells. They form acidic, hydrolytic compartments and also store a range of ions and metabolites and, in some tissues, proteins and other macromolecules. The last 20