Is xylem embolism and refilling involved in the rapid wilting and recovery of plants following root cooling and rewarming? A cryo-microscope investigation

Plant Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 506-515

  Berndt, M L ^a,b   McCully, Margaret E ^a   Canny, M J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chilling; Cryo microscopy; Cucurbita maxima Duchesne; Root cooling; Root hydraulic conductance; Transpiration; Wilting; Xylem vessel embolism

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA MAXIMA;

EID: 0032746190     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1999.tb00776.x     Document Type: Article

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