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Xylem Water Distribution in Woody Plants Visualized with a Cryo-scanning Electron Microscope
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环境科学
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Xylem Water Distribution in Woody Plants Visualized with a Cryo-scanning Electron Microscope

Xylem Water Distribution in Woody Plants Visualized with a Cryo-scanning Electron Microscope

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10:47 min

June 20, 2019

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Chapters

  • 00:04Title
  • 01:14Sampling: Tension Relaxation within Water Column of Xylem Conduits
  • 03:00Freeze Fixation with Liquid Nitrogen
  • 04:04Specimen Preparation
  • 05:49Transfer to the Cryo-SEM Specimen Chamber
  • 06:30Freeze-etching
  • 07:00Results: Xylem Water Distribution in Woody Plants
  • 09:04Conclusion

Summary

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Observing the water distribution within the xylem provides significant information regarding water flow dynamics in woody plants. In this study, we demonstrate the practical approach to observe xylem water distribution in situ by using a cryostat and cryo-SEM, which eliminates artifactual changes in the water status during sample preparation.

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