Effects of drought stress on CO2 exchange and water relations in the CAM epiphyte Tillandsia utriculata (Bromeliaceae)

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 721-728

  Stiles, Kathleen C ^a   Martin, Craig E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

bromeliads; CO2 recycling; Crassulacean acid metabolism; drought; elastic modulus; epiphyte; Tillandsia utriculata; water relations

Indexed keywords

BROMELIACEAE; CRASSULACEAE; TILLANDSIA; TILLANDSIA UTRICULATA;

EID: 0030473527     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(96)80098-8     Document Type: Article

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