Wheat plant hydraulic properties under prolonged experimental drought: Stronger decline in root-system conductance than in leaf area

Plant and Soil

Volumn 277, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 277-284

  Trillo, Nicolás ^a   Fernández, Roberto J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Hydraulic conductance; Triticum aestivum; Water stress; Whole plant response

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT STRESS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEAF AREA; ROOT SYSTEM; WHEAT;

RAUVOLFIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 28444491820     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-7493-5     Document Type: Article

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