Architectural plasticity and growth responses of Hippophae rhamnoides and Caragana intermedia seedlings to simulated water stress

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 385-399

  Guo, W ^a,b   Li, B ^a   Zhang, X ^a,c   Wang, R ^b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Branching pattern; Intermediate peashrub; Plant architecture; Sea buckthorn; Water deficit

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DROUGHT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RESPONSE; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SEEDLING; SHRUB; WATER STRESS;

CARAGANA; CARAGANA INTERMEDIA; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES; RHAMNACEAE;

EID: 33846610659     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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