Mechanical analysis of the strains generated by water tension in plant stems. Part I: Stress transmission from the water to the cell walls

Tree Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1505-1516

  Alméras, Tancrède ^a   Gril, Joseph ^b  

^a Campus Agronomique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cell mechanics; Diurnal strains; Mechanical model; Multilayer cylinder; Stress transmission factor

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CELL ORGANELLE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PLANT; WATER;

EID: 36749091225     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/27.11.1505     Document Type: Article

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