Breath figures on leaf surfaces-formation and effects of microscopic leaf wetness

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue OCT, 2013, Pages

  Burkhardt, Juergen ^a   Hunsche, Mauricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cloud condensation nuclei; Deliquescence; Dew; Foliar nutrition; Hofmeister series; Leaf boundary layer; Plant atmosphere interaction; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901027125     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00422     Document Type: Article

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