Lipid concentration and composition in xylem sap of woody angiosperms from a tropical savanna and a seasonal rainforest
Lipids may play an important role in preventing gas embolisms by coating nanobubbles in xylem sap. Few studies on xylem sap lipids have been reported for temperate plants, and it remain unclear whether sap lipids have adaptational significance in tropical plants. In this study, we quantify the lipid...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2024-01-01
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Series: | Plant Diversity |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468265923001002 |