Hydraulic conductivity of whole root system is better than hydraulic conductivity of single root in correlation with the leaf water status of maize

Botanical Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 145-151

  Mu, Zixin ^a,c   Zhang, Suiqi ^b,c   Zhang, Linsheng ^a   Liang, Aihua ^a   Liang, Zongsuo ^a,b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^c State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau   (China)

Author keywords

Active root surface area (ARA); Maize; Single root hydraulic conductivity (Lpsr); Water channels (aquaporins); Whole root surface area (WRA); Whole root systems hydraulic conductivity (Lpwr)

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33744790601     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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