NMR-microscopy: Observing xylem and phloem conduits at work

Botanica Acta

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 177-179

  Bentrup, F W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b Inst F Pflanzenphysiologie der U   (Austria)

Author keywords

NMR microscopy; Phloem transport; Porometer; Xylem transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000658569     PISSN: 09328629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1996.tb00559.x     Document Type: Article

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