Variation in drought response of sal (Shorea robusta) seedlings

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1021-1030

  Garkoti, Satish C ^a,c   Zobel, Donald B ^b   Singh, Surendra P ^a  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ASSAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Forest regeneration; Himalaya; India; Leaf conductance; Osmotic potential; Seedling size; Tissue elasticity; Water potential; Xylem conductance

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT RESISTANCE; SEEDLING; WATER RELATIONS;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

SHOREA ROBUSTA;

EID: 0242625950     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.15.1021     Document Type: Article

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