Cell turgor, osmotic pressure and water potential in the upper epidermis of barley leaves in relation to cell location and in response to NaCl and air humidity

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 306, 1997, Pages 45-58

  Fricke, Wieland ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Barley leaf epidermis; cell turgor; heterogeneity; NaCl stress; osmotic pressure; water potential

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0031055413     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/48.1.45     Document Type: Article

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