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Water in Plant Life

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The Structure and Properties of Water

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Diffusion and Osmosis

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Water Potential

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Water Potential of Plant Cells

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Cell Wall and Membrane Properties

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Tyerman, S. D., Niemietz, C. M., and Bramley, H. (2002) Plant aquaporins: Multifunctional water and solute channels with expanding roles. Plant Cell Environ. 25: 173–194.

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Plant Water Status

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Web Topics

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Brown, R. W., and Van Haveren, B. P., eds. (1972) Psychrometry in Water Relations Research. Proceedings of the Symposium on Thermocouple Psychrometers. Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, Utah State University, Provo.

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Nobel, P. S. (1999) Physicochemical and Environmental Plant Physiology. Academic Press, San Diego.

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