Limitation of plant water use by rhizosphere and xylem conductance: Results from a model

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 347-359

  Sperry, J S ^a   Adler, F R ^b   Campbell, G S ^c   Comstock, J P ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought responses; Hydraulic conductance; Rhizosphere conductance; Root shoot ratio; Soil root interface; Water relations; Water transport; Xylem cavitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031860125     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1998.00287.x     Document Type: Article

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