Gas and liquids in intercellular spaces of maize roots

Annals of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 665-673

  Michael, W ^a   Cholodova, V P ^b   Ehwald, R ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TIMIRYAZEV INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Apoplastic and protoplasmic route; Confocal laser scanning microscope; Infiltration; Intercellular spaces; Maize; Oil absorption; Water transport; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032739094     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1998.0964     Document Type: Article

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