Water uptake by older roots: Evidence from desert succulents

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1103-1106

  North, Gretchen B ^a   Baker, Evan A ^a  

^a OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agavaceae; Agave deserti; Contractile roots; Root hydraulic conductance; Yucca schidigera

Indexed keywords

AGAVACEAE; AGAVE; AGAVE DESERTI; CACTACEAE; YUCCA; YUCCA SCHIDIGERA;

EID: 34447627684     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.5.1103     Document Type: Conference Paper

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