Leaf rosette closure in the alpine rock species Saxifraga paniculata Mill.: Significance for survival of drought and heat under high irradiation

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1539-1548

  Neuner, G ^a   Braun, V ^a   Buchner, O ^a   Taschler, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Critical water content; Desiccation; Photoinhibition; Stress avoidance; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CLOSURE; DROUGHT STRESS; IRRADIANCE; LEAF; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

SAXIFRAGA PANICULATA;

EID: 0033371197     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1999.00508.x     Document Type: Article

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