Size, shape and surface morphology of starch granules from Norway spruce needles revealed by transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy: Effects of elevated CO2 concentration

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1593-1599

  Cabálková, Jana ^a   Přibyl, Jan ^b   Skládal, Petr ^b   Kulich, Pavel ^c   Chmelík, Josef ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

AFM; Picea abies; Starch granules; TEM

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS TREE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GROWING SEASON; SHAPE; SIZE; STARCH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 54949084707     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.10.1593     Document Type: Article

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