Humidity-dependent wound sealing in succulent leaves of Delosperma cooperi – An adaptation to seasonal drought stress

Olga Speck, Mark Schlechtendahl, Florian Borm, Tim Kampowski and Thomas Speck
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 175–186. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.20

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Supporting Information File 1: Leaf of Delosperma cooperi, transversal cut, real time 55 min, ca. 20% r.h.
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Supporting Information File 3: Additional statistical analysis.
Statistical analysis concerning the influence of “humidity conditions in the wound region” (relative air humidity and water droplet) and “time after wounding” on the relative bending angle.
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Humidity-dependent wound sealing in succulent leaves of Delosperma cooperi – An adaptation to seasonal drought stress
Olga Speck, Mark Schlechtendahl, Florian Borm, Tim Kampowski and Thomas Speck
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 175–186. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.20

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Speck, O.; Schlechtendahl, M.; Borm, F.; Kampowski, T.; Speck, T. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 175–186. doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.20

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