Root pressurization affects growth-induced water potentials and growth in dehydrated maize leaves

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 392, 2003, Pages 2479-2488

  Tang, An Ching ^a   Boyer, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gradients; Leaf elongation; Osmotic potential; Turgor; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; METABOLISM; SOILS; TISSUE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER;

REHYDRATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

WATER;

ARTICLE; DESICCATION; GRAVITROPISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PRESSURE; SWEATING; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DESICCATION; GRAVITROPISM; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; PRESSURE; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0242628077     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg265     Document Type: Article

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