Control of stomatal conductance by leaf water potential in Hymenoclea salsola (T. and G.), a desert subshrub

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1029-1038

  Comstock, J ^a   Mencuccini, M ^a,b  

^a Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epi stomatal transpiration; Hydraulic conductance; Root shoot communication

Indexed keywords

HYMENOCLEA SALSOLA;

EID: 0031768882     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1998.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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