Circulation of water within wheat grain revealed by nuclear magnetic resonance micro-imaging

The observation of longitudinally oriented bulk flow of water in developing grains of wheat using a pulsed gradient spin echo nuclear magnetic resonance technique combined with microscale imaging is discussed.

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Published in:Nature (London) 1988-11, Vol.336 (6197), p.399-402
Main Authors: Jenner, C.F, Xia, Y, Eccles, C.D, Callaghan, P.T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Biology
Flowers & plants
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
image analysis
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
nutrient transport
Physics
Plant physiology and development
plant-water relations
pulsed gradient spin echo
Triticum aestivum
Water and solutes. Absorption, translocation and permeability
Wheat
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Summary:The observation of longitudinally oriented bulk flow of water in developing grains of wheat using a pulsed gradient spin echo nuclear magnetic resonance technique combined with microscale imaging is discussed.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/336399a0