Xylem ray parenchyma cells in boreal hardwood species respond to subfreezing temperatures by deep supercooling that is accompanied by incomplete desiccation

Plant Physiology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 736-744

  Kuroda, Katsushi ^a   Kasuga, Jun ^a   Arakawa, Keita ^a   Fujikawa, Seizo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETCHING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

PARENCHYMA CELLS;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

BETULA; BETULA PLATYPHYLLA; BETULA PUBESCENS; CORNUS; CORNUS SERICEA; HARA; JAPONICA; POPULUS; POPULUS SIEBOLDII; SALIX; SALIX SACHALINENSIS; SALIX VIMINALIS;

EID: 0037322918     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.011601     Document Type: Article

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