Growth, water relations, and survival of drought-exposed seedlings from six maternal families of honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa): Responses to CO2 enrichment

Tree Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 359-366

  Polley, H Wayne ^a   Tischler, Charles R ^a   Johnson, Hyrum B ^a   Pennington, Rodney E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heritable variation; Osmotic potential; Water deficit; Xylem pressure potential

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; GROWTH; SURVIVAL; WATER RELATIONS;

PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA;

EID: 0033135735     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/19.6.359     Document Type: Article

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