Population differentiation and plastic responses to drought stress in the generalist annual Polygonum persicaria

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 817-824

  Heschel, M Shane ^a,b   Sultan, Sonia E ^a   Glover, Susan ^a   Sloan, Dan ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Generalists; Phenotypic plasticity; Polygonaceae; Root allocation; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DROUGHT STRESS; GENERALIST; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PERSICARIA; POLYGONACEAE; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM PERSICARIA;

EID: 10044283272     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/421477     Document Type: Article

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