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Measurement of a growth-induced water potential gradient in tall fescue leaves

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New Phytologist, 142 (3): 435--439 (1999)
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00405.x

Abstract

Spatial distribution of cell turgor pressure, cell osmotic pressure and relative elemental growth rate were measured in growing tall fescue leaves (Festuca arundinacea). Cell turgor pressure (measured with a pressure probe) was c. 0.55 MPa in expanding cells but increased steeply (+0.3 MPa) in cells where elongation had stopped. However, cell osmotic pressure (measured with a picolitre osmometer) was almost constant at 0.85 MPa throughout the leaf. The water potential difference between the growth zone and the mature zone (0.3 MPa) was interpreted as a growth-induced water potential gradient. This and further implications for the mechanism of growth control are discussed.

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