Some cesium and potassium salts increase the water permeability of astomatous isolated plant cuticles

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-64

  Elshatshat, Salem ^a   Schreiber, Lukas ^a   Schönherr, Jörg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aqueous pores; Cuticular transpiration; Foliar nutrition; Hydration; Plant cuticle

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CITRUS AURANTIUM; HEDERA; HEDERA HELIX; IDESIA POLYCARPA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; POPULUS ALBA X POPULUS TREMULA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS LAUROCERASUS; PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 33847716748     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200625042     Document Type: Article

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