Analysis of magnetic gradients to study gravitropism

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 249-255

  Hasenstein, Karl H ^a   John, Susan ^a   Scherp, Peter ^b   Povinelli, Daniel ^a   Mopper, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diamagnetism; Gravisensing; Gravitropism; HGMF; High gradient magnetic field; Solanum tuberosum; Starch; Triticum aestivum; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

STARCH;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GERMINATION; GRAVITY FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAIZE; MEMBRANE; MOVEMENT; POTATO; STARCH; TAXIS; WHEAT;

ARTICLE; GRAVITROPISM; MAGNETISM; METABOLISM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

GRAVITROPISM; MAGNETIC PHENOMENA; MOVEMENT; PLANTS; STARCH; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84871964093     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200304     Document Type: Article

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