Hydraulic control of stomatal conductance in Douglas fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco] and alder [Alnus rubra (Bong)] seedlings

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1091-1098

  Fuchs, E E ^a   Livingston, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alnus rubra (Bong); hydraulic versus chemical signalling; net photosynthesis; Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco; soil water; stomatal conductance; water stress

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ALNUS RUBRA; BETULACEAE; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0030455027     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00216.x     Document Type: Article

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