Electrical wave transmission in healthy black pine seedlings

Abstract

Non-injurious local stimuli, such as a cold shock, and injurious stimuli, such as local burning, punctures or chemicals, were applied to study electrical wave transmission in black pine (Pinus thunbergii) seedlings. The results showed that non-injurious stimuli evoked the action potential (AP) transmission and injurious stimulation induced both AP transmission and the more complex variation (VP) transmission in the seedlings. The causes of these phenomena were discussed.

Keywords

Black pine / Pinus thunbergii / Action potential (AP) / Variation potential (VP) / Electrical wave transmission / S791.256 / A

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