Xylem Hydraulics and the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum: Opportunities and Unresolved Issues

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1362-1370

  Sperry, John S ^a   Stiller, Volker ^a   Hacke, Uwe G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULICS; TISSUE;

VULNERABILITY;

AGRONOMY;

EID: 0345566405     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2003.1362     Document Type: Conference Paper

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