Overcoming constraints to measuring O2 diffusivity and consumption of intact roots
Juan de la Cruz Jiménez, W. Armstrong, Timothy D. Colmer, Ole Pedersen
Abstract
A method using O2 microsensors enables detailed quantification of respiratory O2 consumption and diffusive resistance to O2 of individual root cell layers.
Topics & Concepts
Thermal diffusivityConsumption (sociology)Biological systemResistance (ecology)BiophysicsChemistryEnvironmental scienceBiologyPhysicsThermodynamicsAgronomySocial scienceSociologyPlant responses to water stressPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance