Hydraulic architecture and water relations of a flood-tolerant tropical tree, Annona glabra

Tree Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 359-365

  Zotz, Gerhard ^a,b,c,d   Tyree, Melvin T ^a,b,c   Patiño, Sandra ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flooding; Huber value; Hydraulic conductivity; Leaf specific conductivity; Vulnerability curve

Indexed keywords

ANNONA GLABRA;

EID: 0030851725     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/17.6.359     Document Type: Article

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