Root xylem embolisms and refilling. Relation to water potentials of soil, roots, and leaves, and osmotic potentials of root xylem sap

Plant Physiology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1001-1008

  McCully, Margaret E ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOMICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; XYLEM;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032770113     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.119.3.1001     Document Type: Article

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