Root water uptake, leaf water storage and gas exchange of a desert succulent: Implications for root system redundancy

Annals of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 213-223

  Graham, Eric A ^a   Nobel, Park S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agave deserti Engelm.; Desert; Drought; Gas exchange; Rewetting; Roots; Succulent; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

AGAVE DESERTI; ENCELIA FARINOSA;

EID: 0032807868     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1999.0911     Document Type: Article

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