Lack of genetic variation in tree ring δ13C suggests a uniform, stomatally-driven response to drought stress across Pinus radiata genotypes

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 191-198

  Rowell, Douglas M ^a   Ades, Peter K ^a   Tausz, Michael ^a   Arndt, Stefan K ^a   Adams, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope discrimination; Dendroclimatology; Increment core

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CELLULOSE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DENDROCLIMATOLOGY; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; DROUGHT STRESS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TREE RING;

PINUS RADIATA;

CARBON;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; PLANT GENE; PLANT STOMA; TREE; WOOD; XYLEM;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHTS; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PINUS; PLANT STOMATA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TREES; WOOD; XYLEM;

EID: 64349100606     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpn015     Document Type: Article

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