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Design of a unidirectional water valve in Tillandsia
The bromeliad Tillandsia landbeckii thrives in the Atacama desert of Chile using the fog captured by specialized leaf trichomes to satisfy its water needs. However, it is still unclear how the trichome of T. landbeckii and other Tillandsia species is able to absorb fine water droplets during intermi...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6971078/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31959754 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-14236-5 |