Complete mechanical impedance increases the turgor of cells in the apex of pea roots

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1099-1102

  Clark, L J ^a   Whalley, W R ^b   Dexter, A R ^b   Barraclough, P B ^a   Leigh, R A ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mechanical impedance; pea; Pisum sativum L.; pressure probe; root growth pressure; turgor

Indexed keywords

PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM;

EID: 0030456272     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00217.x     Document Type: Article

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