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Xylem Information
1,235 words, approx. 4 pages

In vascular plants, xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue, phloem being the other. The word "xylem" is derived from classical Greek ξυλον (xylon), "wood", and indeed the best known xylem tissue is wood, though it is found throughout the...

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Plant Physiology

On the Mechanism of Xylem Vessel Length Regulation
01/01/2004: 1,316 words, approx. 4 pages

The mechanism by which the plant regulates the length of xylem vessels has not yet been elucidated. The length of a xylem vessel depends on the number of fused vessel elements and their individual lengths. In this paper, a straightforward mechanism is postulated to...

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Plant Physiology

Bicarbonate-Induced Alkalinization of the Xylem Sap in Intact Maize Seedlings as Measured in Situ with a Novel Xylem pH Probe1
11/01/2004: 7,035 words, approx. 24 pages

In higher plants the pH of the xylem sap plays an important role in drought signaling, growth regulation, and plant nutrition. However, the interpretation of the data is very controversial. The main reason for this is that the xylem pH in intact plants was...

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