Daily embolism and refilling of root xylem vessels in three dicotyledonous crop plants

Agronomie

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-106

  Buchard, Corinne ^a,b   McCully, Margaret ^b   Canny, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diurnal root embolism; Fagopyrum esculentum; Glycine max; Helianthus annuus; Refilling vessels

Indexed keywords

FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM; GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 0032927038     PISSN: 02495627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:19990202     Document Type: Article

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