Population-specific traits and their implication for the evolution of a drought-adapted ecotype in Armeria maritima

Botanica Acta

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 206-215

  Kohl, Karin ^a,b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Betaine; Drought resistance; Osmotic adjustment; Population; Proline; Shoot root ratio

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DROUGHT; ECOTYPE; EVOLUTION;

ARMERIA MARITIMA; PLUMBAGINACEAE;

EID: 0030427549     PISSN: 09328629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1996.tb00565.x     Document Type: Article

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