Phloem transport: A review of mechanisms and controls

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 4839-4850

  De Schepper, Veerle ^a   De Swaef, Tom ^a,b   Bauweraerts, Ingvar ^a   Steppe, Kathy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carbon transport; Leakage retrieval mechanism; Loading; M nch theory; Phloem; Plant defence; Relay hypothesis; Signalling; Sink; Sources; Sugar transport; Unloading

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON TRANSPORT; LEAKAGE-RETRIEVAL MECHANISM; LOADING; METABOLISM; MÜNCH THEORY; PHLOEM; PLANT; PLANT DEFENCE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; RELAY HYPOTHESIS; REVIEW; SIGNALLING; SINK; SOURCES; SUGAR TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; UNLOADING.;

CARBON TRANSPORT; LEAKAGE-RETRIEVAL MECHANISM; LOADING; MÜNCH THEORY; PHLOEM; PLANT DEFENCE; RELAY HYPOTHESIS; SIGNALLING; SINK; SOURCES; SUGAR TRANSPORT; UNLOADING.;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; PHLOEM; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANTS;

EID: 84891844820     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert302     Document Type: Review

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