Development and structure of drought-tolerant leaves of the Mediterranean shrub Capparis spinosa L.

Annals of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 377-383

  Rhizopoulou, Sophia ^a   Psaras, George K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amphistomaty; Drought tolerance; Leaf development; Water relations

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT RESISTANCE; LEAF; SHRUB;

CAPPARIS; CAPPARIS SPINOSA;

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; PROLINE; STARCH; WATER;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CAPPARIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CAPPARIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; PROLINE; STARCH; WATER;

EID: 0141574409     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcg149     Document Type: Article

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