Testing the Münch hypothesis of long distance phloem transport in plants

Testing the Münch hypothesis of long distance phloem transport in plants

Long distance transport in plants occurs in sieve tubes of the phloem. The pressure flow hypothesis introduced by Ernst Münch in 1930 describes a mechanism of osmotically generated pressure differentials that are supposed to drive the movement of sugars and other solutes in the phloem, but this hypo...

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Main Authors: Michael Knoblauch, Jan Knoblauch, Daniel L Mullendore, Jessica A Savage, Benjamin A Babst, Sierra D Beecher, Adam C Dodgen, Kaare H Jensen, N Michele Holbrook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2016-06-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
phloem
morning glory
sieve element
pressure flow hypothesis
long distance transport
Münch
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/15341

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/15341

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