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aerenchyma

Plant tissue with numerous air-filled spaces between the cells. It occurs in the stems and roots of many aquatic plants where it aids buoyancy and facilitates transport of oxygen around the plant.
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Microelectrode investigations on 2-3-month-old cuttings from Salix martiana showed that their well-oxygenated aerenchymatous adventitious roots were able to build up an oxygenated layer several millimeters thick around the whole roots, suggesting a mechanism of detoxifying reduced phytotoxins by radial oxygen loss (ROL) (De Simone et al.
Central Amazonian floodplain forests: tree adaptations in a pulsing ... by Parolin, P.; De Simone, O.; Haase, K.; Waldhoff, D.; Rottenberger, S.; Kuhn, U.; Kesselmeier, J.; Kl / The Botanical Review
 
 
 
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