Variations in stomatal density, stomatal conductance and leaf water potential along an altitudinal gradient in central Japan

Phyton - Annales Rei Botanicae

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Takahashi, Koichi ^a   Miyajima, Yutaka ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Altitude; Leaf water potential; Stomatal conductance; Stomatal density; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES MARIESII; ABIES VEITCHII; BETULA ERMANII; CONIFEROPHYTA; SORBUS; SORBUS COMMIXTA;

EID: 53249152070     PISSN: 00792047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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