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Sap Tension in Flooded Trees and Bushes of the Amazon

The water relations of the inundated forest of the Rio Negro in the Amazon have been investigated. The sap pressure in trees and bushes standing in several meters of water was found to average between −15 and −20 atm in sunshine. and above −10 in overcast. In rainy weather and at night. the pressure...

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Main Authors: Scholander, P. F., Perez, M. De Oliveira
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1968
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1087092/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16656981
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