Relations between efficiency of water transport and duration of leaf growth in some deciduous and evergreen trees

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 417-422

  Nardini, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Growth rate; High pressure flow meter; Hydraulic conductance; Leaf; Shoot

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROWTH KINETICS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

SHOOT GROWTH; WATER TRANSPORT;

FORESTRY;

CASTANEA; CASTANEA SATIVA; CORYLUS; CORYLUS AVELLANA; JUGLANS; JUGLANS REGIA; LAURUS; LAURUS NOBILIS; PRUNUS; PRUNUS LAUROCERASUS; VIBURNUM; VIBURNUM TINUS;

EID: 0036695476     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-002-0180-8     Document Type: Article

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