Concentration and delivery of abscisic acid in xylem sap are greater at the shoot base than at a target leaf nearer to the shoot apex

Plant Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 253-260

  Jokhan, Anjeela D ^a   Harink, R J ^b   Jackson, M B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^b International Agricultural College   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Drought; Environmental stress; Ricinus communis L.; Root to shoot communication; Xylem sap

Indexed keywords

RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0032920959     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1999.tb00251.x     Document Type: Article

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