Cuticles of vascular epiphytes: Efficient barriers for water loss after stomatal closure?

Annals of Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 765-769

  Helbsing, S ^a   Riederer, M ^a   Zotz, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Barro Colorado Island; Cuticular transpiration; Epiphyte; Plant water relations; Transport barrier

Indexed keywords

ARACEAE; ASPASIA; ASPASIA PRINCIPISSA; ORCHIDACEAE; PIPERACEAE; POLYSTACHYA FOLIOSA;

EID: 0033796453     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.2000.1239     Document Type: Article

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