Resistance to water stress of Alnus maritima: Intraspecific variation and comparisons to other alders

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-298

  Schrader, James A ^a   Gardner, Sarah J ^a   Graves, William R ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alnus glutinosa; Alnus nepalensis; Alnus nitida; Alnus serrulata; Drought and flood resistance; Foliar gas exchange; Photosynthetic rate; Seaside alder; Stress tolerance; Water potential

Indexed keywords

WATER STRESS;

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; ALNUS MARITIMA; ALNUS NEPALENSIS; ALNUS NITIDA; ALNUS SERRULATA; BETULACEAE;

EID: 16844377001     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2004.04.006     Document Type: Article

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