Pathways for nutrient transport in the pitchers of the carnivorous plant Nepenthes alata

Annals of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 459-466

  Owen Jr , T Page ^a   Lennon, Kristen A ^a   Santo, Matthew J ^a   Anderson, Amy N ^a  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

6(5)carboxyfluorescein; Apoplastic transport; Carnivorous plants; Digestive glands; Endodermal layer; Lanthanum; Nepenthes alata Blanco; Pitcher plants

Indexed keywords

NEPENTHES ALATA; SARRACENIACEAE;

EID: 0345466359     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1998.0944     Document Type: Article

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