Water ascent in plants: Do ongoing controversies have a sound basis?

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 372-375

  Wei, Chunfang ^a,b   Steudle, Ernst ^a,b   Tyree, Melvin T ^a,b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

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EID: 0032816009     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(99)01466-1     Document Type: Note

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