Apparent controls on leaf conductance by soil water availability and via light-acclimation of foliage structural and physiological properties in a mixed deciduous, temperate forest

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 707-721

  Niinemets, Ülo ^a   Sober, Anu ^a   Kull, Olevi ^a   Hartung, Wolfram ^b   Tenhunen, John D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Drought; Light acclimation; Osmotic adjustment; Populus tremula; Stomatal conductance; Tilia cordata; Water potential

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; IRRADIANCE; LEAF; OSMOREGULATION; SOIL MOISTURE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER STRESS;

POPULUS TREMULA; TILIA CORDATA;

EID: 0032771072     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314173     Document Type: Article

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