Photosynthetic performance and water relations in young pubescent oak (Quercus pubescens) trees during drought stress and recovery

New Phytologist

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 799-810

  Gallé, Alexander ^a   Haldimann, Pierre ^a   Feller, Urs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

tocopherol; Ascorbate; Drought stress; Nonstomatal limitations; PSII activity; Quercus pubescens (pubescent oak); Recovery; Xanthophyll cycle

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; WATER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DROUGHT STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REWETTING; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER RELATIONS;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DISASTER; GAS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OAK; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SWITZERLAND;

CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE; GASES; NATURAL DISASTERS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; QUERCUS; SWITZERLAND; WATER;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

QUERCUS PUBESCENS;

EID: 34248391356     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02047.x     Document Type: Article

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