Developmental control of xylem hydraulic resistances and vulnerability to embolism in Fraxinus excelsior L.: Impacts on water relations

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 308, 1997, Pages 655-663

  Cochard, Hervé ^a   Peiffer, Marianne ^a   Le Gall, Karine ^a   Granier, André ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Ash; cavitation; crown; growth; regulation; Water relations

Indexed keywords

FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR;

EID: 0030905578     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/48.3.655     Document Type: Article

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