Electrostatic forces in wind-pollination-Part 1: Measurement of the electrostatic charge on pollen

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1587-1595

  Bowker, George E ^a   Crenshaw, Hugh C ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrostatic field; Fair weather electricity; Pollen; Wind pollination

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTATICS; WIND EFFECTS;

ELECTROSTATIC FIELD; FAIR WEATHER ELECTRICITY; POLLENS; WIND POLLINATION;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

ANEMOPHILY; ELECTRIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POLLEN; WIND VELOCITY;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; ARTICLE; CEDRUS; CEDRUS ATLANTICA; CEDRUS DEODARA; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICITY; ELM; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA; LOBLOLLY PINE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; POLLEN; POLLINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULMUS ALATA; WEATHER; WIND;

ACER RUBRUM; CEDRUS ATLANTICA; CEDRUS DEODARA; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA; PINUS TAEDA; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; ULMUS ALATA;

EID: 33846453965     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.10.047     Document Type: Article

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