Xylem structure and the ascent of sap
By: Martin H. Zimmermann
Edition: 2d ed.
Series: Springer series in wood science
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
Subjects: Sap; Xylem; Motion of fluids in Plants
Notes: Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [259]-278.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Conducting Units: Tracheids and Vessels -- -- 1.1.; title: Evolutionary Specialization -- -- 1.2.; title: Vessel-Length Distributions -- -- 1.3.; title: The Hagen-Poiseuille Equation and Its Implications -- -- 1.4.; title: Efficiency Versus Safety -- -- 1.5.; title: Conduit-to-Conduit Pits -- -- 2.; title: The Vessel Network in the Stem -- -- 2.1.; title: Dicotyledons -- -- 2.2.; title: Monocotyledons -- -- 2.3.; title: A Comparison with Conifers -- -- 2.4.; title: Some Quantitative Considerations -- -- 2.5.; title: Implications: the Remarkable Safety Design -- -- 3.; title: The Cohesion-Tension Theory of Sap Ascent -- -- 3.1.; title: The Motive Force Behind Water Movement in Plants -- -- 3.2.; title: Cohesion-Tension Theory: the Basic Elements -- -- 3.3.; title: Negative Pressures (Water Tension) -- -- 3.4.; title: The Tensile Strength of Water.