Ecophysiological significance of chlorophyll loss and reduced photochemical efficiency under extreme aridity in Stipa tenacissima L.

Plant and Soil

Volumn 240, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 343-352

  Balaguer, L ^a   Pugnaire, F I ^b   Martinez Ferri E ^a,c,d   Armas, C ^b   Valladares, F ^e   Manrique, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arid environments; Drought; Photoprotective pigments; Poikilochlorophylly; Poikilohydry; Stipa tenacissima

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CHLOROPHYLL; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GRASS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

AFRICA; EUROPE;

STIPA TENACISSIMA;

EID: 0036292206     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015745118689     Document Type: Article

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