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Bursts of CO(2) released during freezing offer a new perspective on avoidance of winter embolism in trees

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Woody plants can suffer from winter embolism as gas bubbles are formed in the water-conducting conduits when freezing occurs: gases are not soluble in ice, and the bubbles may expand and fill the conduits with air during thawing. A major assumption usually made in studies of win...

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Autores principales: Lintunen, A., Lindfors, L., Kolari, P., Juurola, E., Nikinmaa, E., Hölttä, T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4649691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25252688
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcu190