Water and Solute Permeability of Plant Cuticles Measurement and Data Analysis /

• Main Authors: Schreiber, Lukas (Author), Schönherr, Jörg (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant ecology.; Plant pathology.; Plant physiology.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Life Sciences.; Plant Physiology.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Plant Biochemistry.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Pathology.

The study of permeability of plant cuticles is of gaining interest since transport processes play a crucial role in plant ecology, plant stress tolerance, plant growth regulation, plant protection, phytopathology and the accumulation of xenobiotics in plants. Penetration of neutral and ionic solutes...

Table of Contents:

• Chemistry and Structure of Cuticles as Related to Water and Solute Permeability
• Quantitative Description of Mass Transfer
• Permeance, Diffusion and Partition Coefficients: Units and Their Conversion
• Water Permeability
• Penetration of Ionic Solutes
• Diffusion of Non-Electrolytes
• Accelerators Increase Solute Permeability of Cuticles
• Effects of Temperature on Sorption and Diffusion of Solutes and Penetration of Water
• General Methods, Sources of Errors, and Limitations in Data Analysis.