Foliar water and solute absorption: an update.

The Plant Journal : for Cell and Molecular Biology
Victoria FernándezThomas Eichert

Abstract

The absorption of water and solutes by plant leaves has been recognised since more than two centuries. Given the polar nature of water and solutes, the mechanisms of foliar uptake have been proposed to be similar for water and electrolytes, including nutrient solutions. Research efforts since the 19th century focussed on characterising the properties of cuticles and applying foliar sprays to crop plants as a tool for improving crop nutrition. This was accompanied by the development of hundreds of studies aimed at characterising the chemical and structural nature of plant cuticles from different species and the mechanisms of cuticular and, to a lower extent, stomatal penetration of water and solutes. The processes involved are complex and will be affected by multiple environmental, physico-chemical and physiological factors which are only partially clear to date. During the last decades, the body of evidence that water transport across leaf surfaces of native species may contribute to water balances (absorption and loss) at an ecosystem level has grown. Given the potential importance of foliar water absorption for many plant species and ecosystems as shown in recent studies, the aim of this review is to first integrate current k...Continue Reading

References

Mar 10, 1995·Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics·P LuqueA Heredia
Feb 13, 2001·Science·M A ZwienieckiN M Michele Holbrook
Jun 20, 2001·Journal of Experimental Botany·T Eichert, J Burkhardt
Jul 28, 2001·Physiologia Plantarum·José J. ReinaAntonio Heredia
May 16, 2002·Plant Physiology·Dimosthenis NikolopoulosGeorge Karabourniotis
Dec 17, 2003·The Plant Journal : for Cell and Molecular Biology·Toshihiro TanakaYasunori Machida
Mar 21, 2006·Journal of Plant Physiology·Brett W Benz, Craig E Martin
May 1, 1957·Plant Physiology·G E Barrier, W E Loomis
Jul 11, 2006·Journal of Experimental Botany·Gerhard Kerstiens
Jul 11, 2006·Journal of Experimental Botany·Jörg Schönherr
Jan 16, 2009·Protoplasma·M WesthoffU Zimmermann
Mar 28, 2009·Philosophical Transactions. Series A, Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences·Kerstin Koch, Wilhelm Barthlott
Jul 1, 2009·The Plant Journal : for Cell and Molecular Biology·Gregory J BudaJocelyn K C Rose
Sep 30, 1947·Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine·G E FOGG
Apr 23, 2010·The Plant Journal : for Cell and Molecular Biology·Dylan K KosmaChristie E Williams
Nov 9, 2010·The New Phytologist·Marie JavelleGwyneth C Ingram
Mar 5, 2011·The New Phytologist·Eva DomínguezAntonio Heredia
Jun 21, 2011·Plant Physiology·Victoria FernándezAntonio Heredia
Sep 19, 2012·The New Phytologist·Juergen BurkhardtMauricio Hunsche
Dec 12, 2012·Ecology Letters·Gregory R GoldsmithTodd E Dawson
Jul 31, 2013·Plant Physiology·Trevor H Yeats, Jocelyn K C Rose
Jun 11, 2014·Plant Physiology·Victoria FernándezEustaquio Gil-Pelegrín
Oct 4, 2014·The Plant Journal : for Cell and Molecular Biology·Dušan VeličkovićBénédicte Bakan

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Mar 6, 2021·Plant, Cell & Environment·Paula Guzmán-DelgadoMaciej A Zwieniecki
Jun 23, 2021·Journal of Experimental Botany·Rafael OttoHudson Wallace Pereira de Carvalho
Jun 25, 2021·Environmental Geochemistry and Health·Arpna KumariTatiana Minkina
Jul 3, 2021·Plant Physiology and Biochemistry : PPB·Bruno Maximilian GörlachKarl Hermann Mühling
Oct 22, 2021·Frontiers in Plant Science·Clara VegaVictoria Fernández

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.