“…In this category, the benefits of microelectrode measurements for studying of single cell metabolism have been advocated . Ion activities in living plant cells are recorded by patch-clamp techniques , fluorescent dyes Läuchli, 2002b, Halperin and and NMR technologies (Olt et al, 2000, Gruwel et al, 2001, whereas X-ray microanalysis offers an opportunity for quantifying the amount of an element (Flowers and Hajibagheri, 2001). The studies of nutrient status and transport on the microscale rely on other methodologies as well, such as: the kinematic growth analysis and elemental deposition rates, microdissection, specimen preparations, secondary ion mass spectrometry, and other microanalytical techniques, like microautoradiography (Lazof and Bernstain, 1999).…”