A mathematical model of mucilage expansion in myxospermous seeds of Capsella bursa-pastoris (shepherds purse)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 419-427

  Deng, Wenni ^a,b   Jeng, Dong Sheng ^a   Toorop, Peter E ^c   Squire, Geoffrey R ^b   Iannetta, Pietro P M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capsella bursa pastoris; mathematical model; myxospermy; seed mucilage; shepherds purse

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HYDRATION; MICROSCOPY; MUCILAGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OSMOSIS; POLYMER; SANDY SOIL; SEED; WATER UPTAKE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAPSELLA; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED;

CAPSELLA; CELL WALL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYSACCHARIDES; SEEDS;

CAPSELLA BURSA-PASTORIS;

EID: 84856713440     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr296     Document Type: Article

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