Development and persistence of sandsheaths of Lyginia barbata (Restionaceae): Relation to root structural development and longevity

Annals of Botany

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1307-1322

  Shane, Michael W ^a   McCully, Margaret E ^b   Canny, Martin J ^c   Pate, John S ^a   Lambers, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CSEM; lignified and suberized root hairs; Lyginia barbata; perennial drought tolerant roots; persistent root hairs; phosphorus recycling; Restionaceae; rhizosheaths; root hair histochemistry; sandbinding roots

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CELLULOSE; LIGNIN; LONGEVITY; MONOCOTYLEDON; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PERSISTENCE; PHOSPHORUS; ROOT SYSTEM; SAND; TRICHOME; WATER UPTAKE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FERN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT ROOT;

FERNS; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT ROOTS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

LYGINIA; LYGINIA BARBATA; RESTIONACEAE;

EID: 80054917244     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr244     Document Type: Article

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