Leaf hydraulics and drought stress: Response, recovery and survivorship in four woody temperate plant species

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1584-1595

  Blackman, Christopher J ^a   Brodribb, Timothy J ^a   Jordan, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Gas exchange; Leaf hydraulic conductance; Leaf hydraulics; Leaf water potential; Recovery; Survivorship; Transpiration; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ABSCISIC ACID; DROUGHT STRESS; GAS EXCHANGE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SURVIVORSHIP; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TRANSPIRATION; VULNERABILITY; WOODY PLANT;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STOMA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANGIOSPERMS; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STOMATA; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER;

EID: 70349880883     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.02023.x     Document Type: Article

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