A CONVECTIVE THROUGH-FLOW OF GASES IN PHRAGMITES-AUSTRALIS (CAV) TRIN EX STEUD
A CONVECTIVE THROUGH-FLOW OF GASES IN PHRAGMITES-AUSTRALIS (CAV) TRIN EX STEUD
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DOI:
10.1016/0304-3770(91)90023-x
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发表时间:
1991-02-01
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影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
ARMSTRONG, W
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作者:
ARMSTRONG, J;ARMSTRONG, W
The first direct evidence of a convective through-flow of gases in a grass is reported for Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. The flow appears to be initiated in living leaf sheaths and in the living nodal stomatal regions of the culm. The convected gases are transmitted via air spaces in the culm and underground rhizome, and are vented via old broken culms. The convection is particularly rapid in bright light and at low atmospheric humidities. Consequently, it should cause direct enhancement of rhizome aeration and, by increasing the oxygen regime at the root-shoot junction, cause a greater diffusion of oxygen into the roots. Static pressure differentials up to 800 Pa and flow velocities of up to 800 mm min-1 per leafy shoot (flow rate, 960 X 10(-6) m3 h-1 per shoot) have been recorded in the field.The mechanism appears complex, but is probably based chiefly on humidity-induced Knudsen diffusion into the plant. In the light, humidity, temperature, stomatal and possibly photosynthetic factors are involved; at night, the convection is very much slower. The humidity-induced convection has been mimicked using nuclepore membranes "sealing" humidified chambers.