Anatomical significance of the hygrochastic movement in Anastatica hierochuntica

Annals of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-55

  Hegazy, Ahmad K ^a   Barakat, H N ^a   Kabiel, H F ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anastatica hierochuntica; Anatomy; Hydraulic conductance; Hygrochasy; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

RAIN; WATER;

ANATOMY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEED DISPERSAL;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRASSICACEAE; CELL WALL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; BIOMECHANICS; BRASSICACEAE; CELL WALL; MOVEMENT; PLANT STEMS; RAIN; SEEDS; WATER;

ANASTATICA HIEROCHUNTICA;

EID: 29144450061     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcj011     Document Type: Article

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