Is rootstock-induced dwarfing in olive an effect of reduced plant hydraulic efficiency?

Tree Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1137-1144

  Nardini, Andrea ^a   Gascó, Antonio ^a   Raimondo, Fabio ^b   Gortan, Emmanuelle ^a   Lo Gullo, Maria A ^b   Caruso, Tiziano ^c   Salleo, Sebastiano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Grafting; HPFM; Leccino; Olea europea; Root hydraulics; Transpiration rate; Water potential

Indexed keywords

EVERGREEN TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEAF AREA; ROOT SYSTEM; ROOTSTOCK; SIZE EFFECT; TRANSPIRATION;

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 33750301653     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/26.9.1137     Document Type: Article

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