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Negative hydrostatic pressure is an unnoticed but significant source of contamination in tissue culture©
Article number
1212_17
Pages
85 – 88
Language
English
Abstract
Plants are characterized by a negative hydrostatic pressure, brought about by transpiration and by capillary activity of xylem vessels (Taiz and Zeiger, 2010). Because of this, a stem that is being cut sucks up what is nearby.
Often this is air but it may also be liquid.
The diameter of the xylem vessels is 50-100 μm, so when the liquid contains bacteria (that are typically 0.5-5.0 μm), they will enter deeply into the tissue (Askari et al., 2014; De Klerk et al., 2014). To our knowledge, this alleged source of contamination has never been
examined.
Often this is air but it may also be liquid.
The diameter of the xylem vessels is 50-100 μm, so when the liquid contains bacteria (that are typically 0.5-5.0 μm), they will enter deeply into the tissue (Askari et al., 2014; De Klerk et al., 2014). To our knowledge, this alleged source of contamination has never been
examined.
Authors
N. Askari, G.-J. De Klerk
Keywords
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- Division Temperate Tree Fruits
- Division Vine and Berry Fruits
- Division Tropical and Subtropical Fruit and Nuts
- Division Ornamental Plants
- Division Vegetables, Roots and Tubers
- Commission Banana
- Division Horticulture for Development
- Division Precision Horticulture and Engineering
- Division Plant Genetic Resources, Breeding and Biotechnology
- Commission Cultivar Registration
- Division Plant-Environment Interactions in Field Systems
- Division Postharvest and Quality Assurance
- Division Greenhouse and Indoor Production Horticulture
- Division Landscape and Urban Horticulture
- Division Horticulture for Human Health
- Division Temperate Tree Nuts
- Commission Agroecology and Organic Farming Systems
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