Water-use efficiency in cork oak (Quercus suber) is modified by the interaction of water and light availabilities

Tree Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 671-677

  Aranda, Ismael ^a   Pardos, Marta ^a   Puértolas, Jaime ^b   Jiménez, Maria Dolores ^c   Pardos, Jose Alberto ^c  

^a Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria   (Spain)

^b DGB   (Spain)

^c Technical University of Madrid   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope composition; Drought; Photosynthesis; Shade; Specific leaf area; Stomatal conductance; Uptake; Water potential

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; DROUGHT STRESS; EVERGREEN TREE; IRRIGATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAF AREA; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SHADE TOLERANCE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 34250830894     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/27.5.671     Document Type: Article

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