Effects of potassium deficiency on cell water relations and elongation of tap and lateral roots of maritime pine seedlings

New Phytologist

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 183-190

  Triboulot, Marie Béatrice ^a   Pritchard, Jeremy ^b   Levy, Gérard ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell wall properties; Osmotic pressure; Potassium deficiency; Root system; Turgor pressure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031440129     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00647.x     Document Type: Article

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