Diurnal variation in the radial reflection coefficient of intact maize roots determined with the xylem pressure probe

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 317, 1997, Pages 2045-2053

  Schneider, H ^a   Wistuba, N ^a   Miller, B ^a   Gessner P ^a   Thurmer F ^a   Melcher, P ^b   Meinzer, F ^b   Zimmermann, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b HAWAII AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diurnal changes; Osmotic stress; Reflection coefficient; Transpiration; Xylem pressure probe

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031465002     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/48.12.2045     Document Type: Article

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