Intraspecific differences in drought tolerance and acclimation in hydraulics of Ligustrum vulgare and Viburnum lantana

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 765-775

  Beikircher, Barbara ^a   Mayr, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Embolism; Hydraulic efficiency; Hydraulic safety; Phenotypic plasticity; Stomatal conductance; Vulnerability; Xylem anatomy

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ANATOMY; DICOTYLEDON; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRUB; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; VULNERABILITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; XYLEM;

LANTANA; LIGUSTRUM; LIGUSTRUM VULGARE; VIBURNUM; VIBURNUM LANTANA;

WATER;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; DROUGHT; HISTOLOGY; LIGUSTRUM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STOMA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIBURNUM; XYLEM;

ACCLIMATIZATION; DROUGHTS; LIGUSTRUM; PLANT STOMATA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIBURNUM; WATER; XYLEM;

EID: 69149090014     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpp018     Document Type: Article

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