Physical properties of axenic maize root mucilage

Plant and Soil

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-91

  Read, D B ^a   Gregory, P J ^a   Bell, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Rheology; Root mucilage; Viscoelasticity; Water potential

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032747435     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004403812307     Document Type: Article

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