Shoot and root vulnerability to xylem cavitation in four populations of Douglas-fir seedlings

Tree Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-37

  Kavanagh, K L ^a   Bond, B J ^b   Aitken, S N ^c   Gartner, B L ^b   Knowe, S ^d  

^a OSU Forestry Extension Service   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Rayonier Forest Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Cross sectional area; Mesic versus xeric environments; Stomata

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0032922317     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/19.1.31     Document Type: Article

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