Acclimation of leaf hydraulic conductance and stomatal conductance of Pinus taeda (loblolly pine) to long-term growth in elevated CO2 (free-air CO2 enrichment) and N-fertilization

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1500-1512

  Domec, Jean Christophe ^a,c   Palmroth, Sari ^a   Ward, Eric ^a   Maier, Chris A ^d   ThErezien M ^b   Oren, Ram ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitance; Embolism; Reference conductances; Reference leaf water potential; Time constant; Turgor loss point

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN;

ACCLIMATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONIFEROUS TREE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; VAPOR PRESSURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LOBLOLLY PINE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STOMA;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHTS; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PINUS TAEDA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STOMATA; PLANT TRANSPIRATION;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 70349881984     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.02014.x     Document Type: Article

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