Influence of soil texture on hydraulic properties and water relations of a dominant warm-desert phreatophyte

Tree Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 313-323

  Hultine, K R ^a   Koepke, D F ^b   Pockman, W T ^c   Fravolini, A ^d   Sperry, J S ^a   Williams, D G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Chihuahuan desert; Plant water relations; Plant soil interactions; Prosopis velutina; Xylem cavitation

Indexed keywords

DESERT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHREATOPHYTE; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; SOIL TEXTURE; WATER UPTAKE; XYLEM;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS VELUTINA;

EID: 33645472550     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/26.3.313     Document Type: Article

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