Applicability of the energy dispersive x-ray microanalysis for quantification of irregular calcium deposits on fruit and leaf cuticles

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 232, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 453-462

  Hunsche, M ^a   Noga, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Foliar fertilizer; Penetration; SEM EDX; Surface micromorphology; Xenobiotica

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DEPOSITS; DROPS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FRUITS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPRAY NOZZLES;

DETERMINATION COEFFICIENTS; DROPLET VOLUME; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY MICROANALYSIS; FOLIAR FERTILIZER; MICROMORPHOLOGIES; PENETRATION; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SEM-EDX; SURFACE MICROMORPHOLOGY; XENOBIOTICUM;

FERTILIZERS;

CALCIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CUTICLE; FRUIT; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SEEDLING; TOMATO; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 57449111517     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2008.02140.x     Document Type: Article

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