Movement of water from old to young leaves in three species of succulents

Annals of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 529-536

  Rabas, A R ^a   Martin, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

CAM; Carpobrotus edulis; Kalanchoe tubiflora; Leaf age; Sedum spectabile; Succulence; Water movement; Water relations

Indexed keywords

WATER RELATIONS;

CARPOBROTUS EDULIS; CRASSULACEAE; HYLOTELEPHIUM SPECTABILE; KALANCHOE; KALANCHOE DELAGOENSIS; BRYOPHYLLUM DELAGOENSE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CRASSULACEAE; DEHYDRATION; DISASTER; DRUG EFFECT; KALANCHOE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRASSULACEAE; DEHYDRATION; KALANCHOE; NATURAL DISASTERS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; SEDUM; WATER;

EID: 1542704261     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcg171     Document Type: Article

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