Novel Method for Measuring Tissue Pressure in Herbaceous Plants
Tissue pressure is of vital importance for the stability and stiffness as well as metabolic functions of herbaceous plants and has been studied for more than a century. Several measurement methods have been established but require either sophisticated equipment at a fixed workplace or being applicab...
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Veröffentlicht in: | International journal of plant sciences 2013-02, Vol.174 (2), p.161-170 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Tissue pressure is of vital importance for the stability and stiffness as well as metabolic functions of herbaceous plants and has been studied for more than a century. Several measurement methods have been established but require either sophisticated equipment at a fixed workplace or being applicable only to flat structures. We were looking for a mobile system that can be used under greenhouse conditions for long-term measurement of parenchymatous tissue pressure. The mobile sensor system used consists of a micro-optic-mechanical system with a silicon sensor at the tip of a glass fiber and a control unit (Samba 202) for data logging. The sensors were inserted and became ingrown in succulent leaves ofDelosperma cooperi, petioles ofCaladium bicolor, and flower stalks ofCyclamen persicum. With this method, three distinct phases could be distinguished in the restoration of the parenchymatous tissue pressure after embedding the sensors without drought stress. Under drought stress, three additional phases were found during wilting ofC. bicolorpetioles. All plants showed photoperiodic fluctuations of tissue pressure. The results of the tissue pressure measurements were cross-checked by measurements of individual parenchyma cells from the same tissue region using a cell pressure probe. The new method for measuring plant tissue pressure is promising for monitoring parenchymatous tissue pressure during physiological experiments on herbaceous plants and complements the established methods of turgor determination. |
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ISSN: | 1058-5893 1537-5315 |
DOI: | 10.1086/668791 |