Open AccessLocalized spontaneous fluctuations of electric potential in shoots of different plants
Author(s) -
Krzysztof Głębicki,
Z. Hejnowicz,
Andrzej Pijanowski
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta societatis botanicorum poloniae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2083-9480
pISSN - 0001-6977
DOI - 10.5586/asbp.1986.008
Subject(s) - amplitude , conductor , electrode , shoot , electric potential , voltage , plant cell , action (physics) , botany , chemistry , chemical physics , condensed matter physics , biology , materials science , physics , optics , composite material , biochemistry , gene , quantum mechanics
Sharp short-lasting voltage fluctuation is one of the components of plant electric activity. Common appearance of such fast signals (FS) in the stems of several species has been found. Observed spatial distribution of its amplitude excludes the possibility of an artefact, deriving from the electrode surface -- plant tissue interaction. The hypothesis that FS are due to action potential of a single cell or a small group of cells observed in a volume conductor is considered