A simple apparatus for measuring long-term extension of plant cell walls subjected to tensile stress

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-106

  O'Looney, N ^a   Fry, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Apium; Carpellary silks; Cell elongation; Cell wall; Creep; Extensibility; Extensin; Growth; Irreversible extension; Plasticity; Sclerenchyma; Wall extension; Zea

Indexed keywords

APIUM; APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 17644362735     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500500059918     Document Type: Conference Paper

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