Morphological adjustments promote drought avoidance in the wetland plant Acorus americanus

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 390-396

  Romanello, G A ^a   Chuchra Zbytniuk, K L ^a   Vandermer, J L ^a   Touchette, B W ^a  

^a ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acorus; Elastic modulus; Osmotic potential; Water potential; Water relation

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ELASTIC MODULUS; FLOOD; GERMINATION; MORPHOLOGY; OSMOSIS; PHYTOMASS; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; RHIZOME; SOIL WATER; WETLAND;

ACORUS; ACORUS AMERICANUS; ACORUS CALAMUS;

EID: 49049100429     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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