Cellulose orientation determines mechanical anisotropy in onion epidermis cell walls

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2183-2192

  Suslov, D ^a   Verbelen, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Allium; Cell wall extensibility; Cellulose orientation; Confocal microscopy; Creep test

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CELLS; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; GROWTH KINETICS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION;

ALLIUM; CELL WALL EXTENSIBILITY; CELLULOSE ORIENTATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CREEP TEST;

CELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL WALL; FIBER; ONION; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT EPIDERMIS;

ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; CELL WALL; CELLULOSE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROFIBRILS; ONIONS; PLANT EPIDERMIS;

CELLS; CELLULOSE; ELASTICITY;

ALLIUM CEPA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 33747883898     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erj177     Document Type: Article

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