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Does A Velamen Radicum Effectively Protect Epiphyte Roots against Excessive Infrared Radiation?
Velamen radicum, a dead tissue at maturity, characterizes the roots of many epiphytes. Apart from a role in water and nutrient uptake, protection against excessive radiation in the upper forest canopy has also been suggested, but this function has never been critically assessed. To test this notion,...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10142026/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37111916 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants12081695 |