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Single-vessel flow measurements indicate scalariform perforation plates confer higher flow resistance than previously estimated

  1. MAIRGARETH A. CHRISTMAN,
  2. JOHN S. SPERRY

Article first published online: 25 NOV 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.02094.x

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Plant, Cell & Environment

Plant, Cell & Environment

Volume 33, Issue 3, pages 431–443, March 2010

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CHRISTMAN, M. A. and SPERRY, J. S. (2010), Single-vessel flow measurements indicate scalariform perforation plates confer higher flow resistance than previously estimated. Plant, Cell & Environment, 33: 431–443. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.02094.x

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Utah, 257 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA

*M. A. Christman. Fax: +1 801 581 4668; e-mail: m.christman@utah.edu

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  1. Issue published online: 9 FEB 2010
  2. Article first published online: 25 NOV 2009
  3. Received 15 September 2009; received in revised form 17 November 2009; accepted for publication 18 November 2009

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