Water stress effects on the seedling growth of Prosopis argentina and Prosopis alpataco

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 390-400

  Villagra, P E ^a,c,d   Cavagnaro, J B ^b,c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CUYO   (Argentina)

^d INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Monte desert; Niche separation; Phreatophytes; Water stress; Xerophytes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; GROWTH; SEEDLING; WATER STRESS;

GRAN CHACO; SOUTH AMERICA;

FABACEAE; MIMOSOIDEAE; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS ALPATACO; PROSOPIS ARGENTINA; XEROPHYTA;

EID: 28444488343     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.06.008     Document Type: Article

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