Shoot and root physiological responses to localized zones of soil moisture in cultivated and wild lettuce (Lactuca spp.)

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1169-1178

  Gallardo, M ^a,b   Jackson, L E ^a   Thompson, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lactuca sativa; Lactuca serriola; photosynthesis; root distribution; split root system; stomatal conductance; water deficit; water relations; water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; LACTUCA SERRIOLA;

EID: 0030483304     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00432.x     Document Type: Article

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