Plasmodesmatal pores in the torus of bordered pit membranes affect cavitation resistance of conifer xylem

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1109-1120

  Jansen, S ^a,d   Lamy, J B ^b   Burlett, R ^b   Cochard, H ^c   Gasson, P ^a   Delzon, S ^b  

^a JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c PIAF   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air seeding; Conifer wood; Torus margo; Tracheid

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DIAMETER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MEMBRANE; POROSITY; XYLEM;

ARTICLE; CONIFER; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODESMA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; XYLEM;

CONIFEROPHYTA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PLASMODESMATA; XYLEM;

CONIFEROPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE;

EID: 84860244729     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2011.02476.x     Document Type: Article

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