Physiological responses of the CAM epiphyte Tillandsia usneoides L. (Bromeliaceae) to variations in light and water supply

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 627-634

  Haslam, Richard ^a,c   Borland, Anne ^a   Maxwell, Kate ^b   Griffiths, Howard ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bromeliaceae; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Crassulacean acid metabolism; Epiphyte; PEPc; Photosynthetic plasticity; Rubisco; Tillandsia usneoides

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLATION; CHLOROPHYLL; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER SUPPLY;

PHOTON FLUX DENSITIES (PFD);

PHYSIOLOGY;

BROMELIACEAE; CRASSULACEAE; TILLANDSIA; TILLANDSIA USNEOIDES;

EID: 0038688081     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0176-1617-00970     Document Type: Article

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