The hydraulic conductance of the angiosperm leaf lamina: A comparison of three measurement methods

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 53, Issue 378, 2002, Pages 2177-2184

  Sack, Lawren ^a   Melcher, Peter J ^a   Zwieniecki, Maciej A ^a   Holbrook, N Michele ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Evaporative flux method; High pressure method; Hydraulic conductance; Leaves; Vacuum pump method

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRRADIATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

IRRADIANCE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; HEDERA; HEDERA HELIX; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA; SACCHARUM; VITIS LABRUSCA; VITIS LABRUSCA X VITIS VINIFERA; VITIS LABRUSCANA; VITIS SP.;

EID: 0036841796     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erf069     Document Type: Article

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