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Fig. 6 | Plant Methods

Fig. 6

From: Non-invasive diagnosis of viability in seeds and lichens by infrared thermography under controlled environmental conditions

Fig. 6

Thermal fingerprints of low- and high-molecular-weight carbohydrates upon hydration. a Thermal profiles of starch and glucose, both of which occur in seeds and lichens symbionts. b Thermal profiles of mannitol and ribitol, which frequently occur in lichens with green algal photobionts. Open blue horizontal bars indicate the time periods of hydration by water vapour and closed blue bars indicate imbibition with liquid water from below (as in Figs. 4, 5). Data are medians of n = 8 replicates

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Plant Methods

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