On the ascent of sap in the presence of bubbles

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1561-1563

  Jansen, Steven ^a   Schenk, H Jochen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bordered pit; Bubbles; Cohesion tension theory; Embolism; Pit membrane; Surfactants; Water transport; Xylem

Indexed keywords

AIR BUBBLE; ANATOMY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; GROWTH RESPONSE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SAP FLOW; SURFACTANT; TRANSLOCATION; WATER UPTAKE; XYLEM;

WATER;

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

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; WATER; XYLEM;

EID: 84944459253     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1500305     Document Type: Article

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