biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 35:529-536, 1993 | DOI: 10.1007/BF02928028

Gradient of electrical characteristics along roots of wheat seedlings under oxygen deprivation

E. M. Wiedenroth1, J. Černohorská2, M. DvoŘák2
1 Department of Biology, Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany
2 Department of Anatomy and Plant Physiology, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic

The current-response method was used to characterize effect of oxygen deficiency on functional state of membranes along the roots of wheat seedlings. The results show apical parts of older roots being most affected by hypoxia, while the youngest roots behaved as effectively adapted.

Received: May 15, 1992; Accepted: November 18, 1992; Published: December 1, 1993  Show citation

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Wiedenroth, E.M., Černohorská, J., & DvoŘák, M. (1993). Gradient of electrical characteristics along roots of wheat seedlings under oxygen deprivation. Biologia plantarum, 35(4), 529-536. doi: 10.1007/BF02928028
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