Coordinating stomatal and xylem functioning - An evolutionary perspective

New Phytologist

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 568-570

  Sperry, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydraulic architecture; Seedless vascular plant physiology; Stomatal regulation; Water transport; Xylem cavitation

Indexed keywords

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EID: 2542583903     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01072.x     Document Type: Note

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