Increases in water potential gradient reduce xylem conductivity in whole plants. Evidence from a low-pressure conductivity method

Plant Physiology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1021-1028

  Brodribb, Tim J ^a   Hill, Robert S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SAPLING; STEM; TRANSPIRATION; VISCOSITY; WATER POTENTIAL; XYLEM;

CONIFEROPHYTA; DACRYCARPUS DACRYDIOIDES; EUCALYPTUS REGNANS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NAGEIA; NEGEIA; NEGEIA FLEURII; TOONA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0033924906     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.123.3.1021     Document Type: Article

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