Nanobubbles: A new paradigm for air-seeding in xylem

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 199-205

  Schenk, H Jochen ^a   Steppe, Kathy ^b   Jansen, Steven ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blake threshold; Cohesion tension theory; Nanobubbles; Surfactants; Xylem embolisms

Indexed keywords

WATER;

METABOLISM; PLANT; PRESSURE; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; XYLEM;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; PLANTS; PRESSURE; WATER; XYLEM;

EID: 84926422091     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2015.01.008     Document Type: Review

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