Scaling phloem transport: Water potential equilibrium and osmoregulatory flow

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1561-1577

  Thompson, Matthew V ^a   Holbrook, N M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimensional analysis; Dimensionless parameters; Geometry; Map; Plate; Relay; Sieve tube

Indexed keywords

PHLOEM;

EID: 0141796597     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2003.01080.x     Document Type: Article

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