Ultrasonic emissions from conifer xylem exposed to repeated freezing

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-40

  Mayr, Stefan ^a   Zublasing, Verena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Amplitude; Cavitation; Conifers; Freeze thaw; Ultrasonic acoustic emission

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BARK; CONIFER; FREEZING; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM; ULTRASOUND; XYLEM;

CONIFEROPHYTA; FREEZING; PLANT BARK; PLANT STEMS; ULTRASONICS; WATER; XYLEM;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; CONIFEROPHYTA; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS CEMBRA; PINUS MUGO; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 70450223347     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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