Response of the water status of soybean to changes in soil water potentials controlled by the water pressure in microporous tubes

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1506-1516

  Steinberg, S L ^a   Henninger, D L ^a  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductance; Microporous tubes; Sap flow; Soil desorption relation; Transpiration; Water potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031430894     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-46.x     Document Type: Article

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