A model of bubble growth leading to xylem conduit embolism

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 249, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-123

  Holtta T ^a   Vesala, T ^b   Nikinmaa, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bordered pits; Bubble growth; Embolism formation; Pit aspiration

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BUBBLE; GROWTH; XYLEM;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; FLOW KINETICS; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS BUBBLE; GYMNOSPERM; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MODEL; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; WATER FLOW; XYLEM;

MICROBUBBLES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT STEMS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; PRESSURE; WATER; XYLEM;

GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 35148879127     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.05.033     Document Type: Article

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