Mechanisms for drought tolerance in two Mediterranean seasonal dimorphic shrubs

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 587-593

  Grammatikopoulos, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Drought tolerance; Mediterranean climate; Seasonal dimorphic shrubs; Turgor maintenance

Indexed keywords

CISTUS; CISTUS CRETICUS; CISTUS INCANUS SUBSP. CRETICUS; PHLOMIS FRUTICOSA;

EID: 0032722998     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP98142     Document Type: Article

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