Drought responses of six ornamental herbaceous perennials

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 267-274

  Zollinger, Nickolee ^a   Kjelgren, Roger ^a   Cerny Koenig, Teresa ^b   Kopp, Kelly ^a   Koenig, Rich ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought tolerance; Gas exchange; Herbaceous perennial; Low water use landscaping; Osmotic adjustment

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; GAS EXCHANGE; IRRIGATION; LANDSCAPE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PERENNIAL PLANT; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; WATER USE; WILTING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

ECHINACEA PURPUREA; GAILLARDIA ARISTATA; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; LEUCANTHEMUM; NANUS; PENSTEMON; PENSTEMON BARBATUS;

EID: 33745256174     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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