Publication Type |
Journal Article |
School or College |
College of Science |
Department |
Biology |
Creator |
Sperry, John S. |
Other Author |
Davis, Stephen D.; Hacke, Uwe G. |
Title |
Relationship between xylem conduit diameter and cavitation caused by freezing |
Date |
1999 |
Description |
The centrifuge method for measuring the resistance of xylem to cavitation by water stress was modified to also account for any additional cavitation that might occur from a freeze-thaw cycle. A strong correlation was found between cavitation by freezing and mean conduit diameter. |
Type |
Text |
Publisher |
Botanical Society of America |
Volume |
86 |
Issue |
10 |
First Page |
1367 |
Last Page |
1372 |
Subject |
Embolism; freezing stress; hydraulic conductivity |
Language |
eng |
Bibliographic Citation |
Davis, S. D., Sperry, J. S., & Hacke, U. G. (1999). Relationship between xylem conduit diameter and cavitation caused by freezing. American Journal of Botany, 86(10), 1367-72. |
Rights Management |
(c)Botanical Society of America |
Format Medium |
application/pdf |
Format Extent |
93,785 bytes |
Identifier |
ir-main,5953 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s69g650g |
Setname |
ir_uspace |
ID |
703563 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69g650g |