Relationship between growth and xylem hydraulic characteristics of clones of Eucalyptus spp. at contrasting sites

Tree Physiology

Volumn 18, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 595-600

  Willigen, Clare Vander ^a   Pammenter, N W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Drought tolerance; Embolism; Hydraulic conductivity; Vulnerability; Water relations

Indexed keywords

CLONE; GENOTYPE; PLANT GROWTH; XYLEM;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 0031712551     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/18.8-9.595     Document Type: Conference Paper

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