Hydraulics of plant growth

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 761-773

  Boyer, John S ^a   Silk, Wendy K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell enlargement; Growth induced water potential; Growth sustaining water potential; Osmotic potential; Turgor

Indexed keywords

CELLS; HYDRAULICS; SOLUTIONS;

MULTICELLULAR PLANTS; VASCULAR TRANSPORT SYSTEM;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

HYDRAULICS; XYLEM;

CELLS; HYDRAULICS; PHLOEM; PLANTS; SOLUTES; WATER; XYLEM;

EID: 4644262454     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP04062     Document Type: Review

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