Methods for measuring plant vulnerability to cavitation: a critical review.

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• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Journal of Experimental Botany

• Publication date

  2013-11-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Mathematics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1093/jxb/ert193PMID 23888067
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