Drought tolerance, xylem sap abscisic acid and stomatal conductance during soil drying: A comparison of young plants of four temperate deciduous angiosperms

Tree Physiology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 421-430

  Loewenstein, Nancy J ^a   Pallardy, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

ABA; Acer saccharum; Desiccation avoidance; Drought adaptation; Juglans nigra; Quercus alba; Root shoot communication; Salix nigra; Woody plants.

Indexed keywords

JUGLANS NIGRA;

EID: 0031820885     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/18.7.421     Document Type: Article

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