Retention of Water by Plant Cell Walls and Implications for Drought Resistance

Abstract
The water·retaining properties of cell wall materials from the roots of two monocotyledons (Ehrharta calycina Sm. and Triticum vulgare Vill. cv. Gabo) and two dicotyledons (Salicornia australis Banks & Soland and Vicia faba L.) have been studied.