Water stress preconditioning to improve drought resistance in young apricot plants

Plant Science

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 245-251

  Ruiz Sanchez M C ^a   Domingo, R ^b   Torrecillas, A ^a,b   Perez Pastor A ^b  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gas exchange; Osmotic adjustment; Plant hardening; Prunus armeniaca; Water relations; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; WATER SUPPLY;

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 0342656609     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(00)00262-4     Document Type: Article

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