Arabidopsis thaliana as a model species for xylem hydraulics: Does size matter?

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2295-2305

  Tixier, Aude ^a,b   Cochard, Hervé ^c   Badel, Eric ^c   Dusotoit Coucaud, Anaïs ^a   Jansen, Steven ^b   Herbette, Stéphane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c PIAF   (France)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; bordered pit; cavitation resistance; hydraulic conductivity; inflorescence stem; xylem

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BORDERED PIT; CAVITATION RESISTANCE; HISTOLOGY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFLORESCENCE STEM; METABOLISM; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM; XYLEM; XYLEM.;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BORDERED PIT; CAVITATION RESISTANCE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFLORESCENCE STEM; XYLEM.;

ARABIDOPSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT STEMS; WATER; XYLEM;

EID: 84877936407     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert087     Document Type: Article

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