Foliar trichome- and aquaporin-aided water uptake in a drought-resistant epiphyte Tillandsia ionantha Planchon.
Ohrui T, Nobira H, Sakata Y, Taji T, Yamamoto C, Nishida K, Yamakawa T, Sasuga Y, Yaguchi Y, Takenaga H, Tanaka S.
Ohrui T, et al.
Planta. 2007 Dec;227(1):47-56. doi: 10.1007/s00425-007-0593-0. Epub 2007 Aug 3.
Planta. 2007.
PMID: 17674031
The atmospheric epiphyte Tillandsia ionantha is capable of surviving drought stress for 6 months or more without any exogenous water supply via an as of yet to be determined mechanism. ...Thus, the high water uptake capability of T. ionantha leaves surviving …
The atmospheric epiphyte Tillandsia ionantha is capable of surviving drought stress for 6 months or more without any exogenous …