Post-sieve element transport of photoassimilates in sink regions

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 47, Issue SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 1165-1177

  Patrick, J W ^a   Offler, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoplast; Membrane transport; Photoassimilate; Plasmodesmata; Sieve element; Sink; Sucrose; Symplast

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001140432     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/47.special_issue.1165     Document Type: Article

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