Aerenchyma develops by cell lysis in roots and cell separation in leaf petioles in Sagittaria lancifolia (Alismataceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1266-1273

  Schussler, Elisabeth E ^a   Longstreth, David J ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aerenchyma; Alismataceae; cell death; development; Sagittaria lancifolia; waterlogging; wetland plants

Indexed keywords

ALISMATACEAE; SAGITTARIA LANCIFOLIA;

EID: 0030461816     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446110     Document Type: Article

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