Stomatal conductance, growth and root signaling in young oak seedlings subjected to partial soil drying

Tree Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 281-289

  Fort, C ^a   Fauveau, M L ^a   Muller, F ^a   Label, P ^a   Granier, A ^a   Dreyer, E ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

abscisic acid; Quercus robur; root growth; shoot growth; water stress; xylem sap

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 0030954309     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/17.5.281     Document Type: Article

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