The control of stomata by water balance

New Phytologist

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 275-292

  Buckley, Thomas N ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Feedback; Feedforward; Stomatal conductance; Transpiration; Water potential

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERTURBATION; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER RETENTION; XYLEM;

WATER;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CYTOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW;

BIOMECHANICS; FEEDBACK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LEAVES; WATER;

EID: 32944477602     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01543.x     Document Type: Review

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