Interactive responses of Quercus suber L. seedlings to light and mild water stress: Effects on morphology and gas exchange traits

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 611-611

  Puértolas, Jaime ^a,c   Pardos, Marta ^b   Jiménez, María Dolores ^a   Aranda, Ismael ^b   Pardos, José Alberto ^a  

^a Technical University of Madrid   (Spain)

^b Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Tecnologia Agraria y Alimentaria   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cork oak; Foliar anatomy; Photosynthesis rate; Shade acclimation; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; AFFORESTATION; ANATOMY; CULTIVATION; EVERGREEN FOREST; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LIGHT EFFECT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOMASS; REGENERATION; SHADE TOLERANCE; SILVICULTURE; WATER STRESS;

QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 51649104871     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2008044     Document Type: Article

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