Determination of the threshold acceleration for the gravitropic stimulation of cress roots and hypocotyls

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 21, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 1203-1207

  Laurinavicius R ^a   Svegzdiene D ^a   Buchen, B ^b   Sievers, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Lithuania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; BRASSICACEAE; CENTRIFUGATION; GRAVITROPISM; GRAVITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; ROTATION; TIME;

ACCELERATION; BRASSICACEAE; CENTRIFUGATION; GRAVITATION; GRAVITROPISM; HYPOCOTYL; KINETICS; PLANT ROOTS; ROTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032251546     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00636-4     Document Type: Article

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