Effects of the experimental blockage of the major veins on hydraulics and gas exchange of Prunus laurocerasus L. leaves

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 385, 2003, Pages 1213-1219

  Nardini, Andrea ^a   Salleo, Sebastiano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Gas exchange; Hydraulic conductance; Leaves; Major veins; Prunus laurocerasus L.; Stomatal response; Water potential

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION THEORY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; HYDRAULICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

VEIN BLOCKAGE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PRUNUS; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARBON DIOXIDE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN; PLANT LEAVES; PRUNUS; WATER;

INSERTION SEQUENCES; PRUNUS; PRUNUS LAUROCERASUS;

EID: 0037385681     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg130     Document Type: Article

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