Vessel contents of leaves after excision- A test of Scholander's assumption

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1217-1222

  Canny, Martin J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Cohesion theory; Cohesive strength of water; Embolisms; Helianthus annuus; Leaf excision; Pressure chamber; Refilling vessels; Tissue pressure; Transpiration; Vessel contents; Xylem pressure

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 0030885853     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446045     Document Type: Article

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