Growth, biomass partitioning, and water-use efficiency of a leguminous shrub (Bauhinia faberi var. microphylla) in response to various water availabilities

New Forests

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-65

  Li, Fanglan ^a,b   Bao, Weikai ^a   Wu, Ning ^a   You, Chen ^a,b  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Arid region; Drought stress; Legume; Shrub; Water use strategy

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH KINETICS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

DROUGHT STRESS; FIELD CAPACITY (FC); WATER USE STRATEGY;

BIOMASS;

ARID REGION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEGUME; SHRUB; SOIL WATER; TOLERANCE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

BAUHINIA; BAUHINIA FABERI;

EID: 44449174016     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-008-9081-z     Document Type: Article

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