Diffusive and metabolic limitations to photosynthesis under drought and salinity in C3 plants

Plant Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-279

  Flexas, J ^a   Bota, J ^a   Loreto, F ^b   Cornic, G ^c   Sharkey, T D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusive limitations to photosynthesis; Drought; Metabolic limitations to photosynthesis; Photosynthetic metabolism; Salinity; Stomatal mesophyll conductance

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

DROUGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SALINITY; WATER AVAILABILITY;

CLASSIFICATION; DISASTER; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW;

CARBON DIOXIDE; NATURAL DISASTERS; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRATE REDUCTASES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; PLANT LEAVES; RIBULOSE-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

EID: 2642542687     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-820867     Document Type: Review

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