Sap ascent in vascular plants: Challengers to the cohesion theory ignore the significance of immature xylem and the recycling of Munch water

Annals of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 399-407

  Milburn, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

cavitation; Cohesion theory; pressure probe; recycled water; reverse osmosis; sap ascent; vessel development; xylem transport

Indexed keywords

RHIZOPHORACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0029809282     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0135     Document Type: Article

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