Maximum hydrostatic pressure across tonoplast that a spherical vacuole 14μm in radius can sustain before rupturing
| Value | 5e-4 MPa |
|---|---|
| Organism | Plants |
| Reference | Park S. Nobel, Physicochemical and Environmental Plant Physiology, 3rd edition, Elsevier academic press, 2005 p.72 top paragraph |
| Comments | "For a tonoplast 7nm thick with a maximum strength before rupturing of 0.5MPa surrounding a spherical vacuole 14µm in radius, the maximum hydrostatic pressure is ?P=2ts/r=(2)(7?10^-9m)(0.5MPa)/(14?10^-6m)=0.5?10^-3MPa" |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 108553 |