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Fig. 1. Portion of pedicel of Lycopersicum, showing groove and separation 

 zone. 



Fig. 2. Portion of cortex of pedicel of Lycopersicum, showing groove and 

 abscission process fairly well along; cell separation first takes place between 

 only two tiers of cells before spreading to others. 



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