Aquaporins and plant water balance

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 658-666

  Kaldenhoff, Ralf ^a   Ribas Carbo, Miquel ^b   Sans, Jaume Flexas ^b   Lovisolo, Claudio ^c   Heckwolf, Marlies ^a   Uehlein, Norbert ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Aquaporin; CO2 mesophyll conductance; Hydraulic conductance; Stomata opening; Water uptake; Xylem refilling; Xylem water transport

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; WATER;

ABSCISIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER BUDGET; WATER STRESS; WATER UPTAKE;

METABOLISM; PLANT; REVIEW; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

AQUAPORINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; PLANTS; WATER;

EID: 41849115200     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01792.x     Document Type: Review

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