Direct measurements of sieve element hydrostatic pressure reveal strong regulation after pathway blockage

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 987-993

  Gould, Nick ^a   Minchin, Peter E H ^a,b   Thorp, Michael R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

11C; Aphid stylectomy; Chilling response; Phloem pressure probe; Single cell sampling

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT CELL CULTURE; TISSUE;

HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE GRADIENTS; PATHWAY BLOCKAGE; TURGOR PRESSURE;

HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE;

PHLOEM; SAP FLOW;

HYDRAULIC PRESSURE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHLOEM; SIEVE CELLS; SOLUTES;

APHIDIDAE;

EID: 9644276718     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP04058     Document Type: Article

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