Differential photosynthetic performance and photoprotection mechanisms of three Mediterranean evergreen oaks under severe drought stress

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 453-462

  Peguero Pina, Joś Javier ^a   Sancho Knapik, Domingo ^a   Morales, Fermn ^b   Flexas, Jaume ^c   Gil Pelegrin, E ^a  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Morphological convergence; Photoprotection; Physiological performance; Quercus; Summer aridity; Water stress.

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); REACTION RATES;

MORPHOLOGICAL CONVERGENCE; PHOTOPROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; QUERCUS; SUMMER ARIDITY; WATER STRESS;

DROUGHT;

DROUGHT STRESS; EVERGREEN TREE; MORPHOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER STRESS;

BALLOTA; ILEX; QUERCUS; QUERCUS COCCIFERA; QUERCUS ILEX; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 67449141303     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP08297     Document Type: Article

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