Vulnerability to embolism differs in roots and shoots and among three Mediterranean conifers: Consequences for stomatal regulation of water loss?

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-144

  Froux, Fabienne ^a,b   Ducrey, Michel ^b   Dreyer, Erwin ^a   Huc, Roland ^b  

^a LERFoB   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Cupressus sempervirens; Drought; Pinus; Stomatal conductance; Xylem embolism

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEED; SOILS; TRANSPIRATION;

EMBOLISM; SAFETY MARGINS; SOIL DROUGHT; STOMATAL CONTROL;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; ROOTS; SEEDS; SHOOTS; TRANSPIRATION; XYLEM;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS; PINUS HALEPENSIS; PINUS NIGRA;

EID: 14644433119     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-004-0372-5     Document Type: Article

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