Water uptake and structural plasticity along roots of a desert succulent during prolonged drought

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 705-713

  North, G B ^a   Nobel, P S ^b  

^a OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agave deserti; Endodermis; Hydraulic conductivity; Root development; Xylem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031656847     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1998.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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