Open AccessOSMOTIC PRESSURE AND WATER CONTENT OF PRAIRIE PLANTS
Author(s) -
L. A. Stoddart
Publication year - 1935
Publication title -
plant physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.554
H-Index - 312
eISSN - 1532-2548
pISSN - 0032-0889
DOI - 10.1104/pp.10.4.661
Subject(s) - osmotic pressure , osmometer , osmosis , osmotic shock , osmoregulation , chemistry , botany , biology , biochemistry , ecology , chromatography , membrane , salinity , gene
Many conflicting ideas have been expressed concerning osmotic pressure in plant cells. The purposes of this investigation were to determine the range of osmotic pressure in prairie plants and to ascertain, if possible, any correlation between osmotic pressure and certain ecological factors. Since the osmotic pressure of a solution is dependent upon the proportion of water and osmotically active substances, it may be concluded that either a decrease in the water content or an increase in osmotically active substances will have an identical effect, namely, an increase in the osmotic
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