The aerenchymatous phellem of Lythrum salicaria (L.): A pathway for gas transport and its role in flood tolerance

Annals of Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 621-625

  Stevens, Kevin J ^a   Peterson, R Larry ^a   Reader, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerenchyma; Flood tolerance; Flooding; Gas chromatography; Lythrum salicaria; Oxygen transport; Phellem; Purple loosestrife; Roots; Secondary growth; Shoots; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FLOODING; GAS TRANSPORT; ROOT SYSTEM; WETLAND;

LYSIMACHIA; LYTHRACEAE; LYTHRUM; LYTHRUM SALICARIA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; WATER;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BARK; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LYTHRACEAE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARBON DIOXIDE; LYTHRACEAE; OXYGEN; PLANT BARK; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; WATER;

EID: 0036252105     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcf088     Document Type: Article

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