Architecture of branch-root junctions in maize: Structure of the connecting xylem and the porosity of pit membranes

Annals of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 613-624

  Shane, M W ^a   McCully, M E ^b   Canny, M J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air seeding; Branch root junction; CryoSEM; Embolisms; Maize; Pit membrane; Pore size; Water transport; Xylem; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033805246     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.2000.1113     Document Type: Article

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