PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · 1998 · 521 citations · 29 references
BiologyEnvironmental FlowSemiaquatic PlantsDevelopmental BiologyFlood PlainsBotanyDroughtWater ResourcesEngineeringNatural SciencesDrylandsBiotechnologyExperimental Plant BiologyHydrologyInternal Air ChannelsPlant PhysiologyDeepwater RicePlant Development
Semiaquatic plants grow mostly in flood plains and along river beds and are adapted to survive partial submergence during periods of flooding ([Blom and Voesenek, 1996][1]). Among their adaptive features are the development of internal air channels (aerenchyma) that facilitate aeration of submerged
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