Plasticity in the Huber value contributes to homeostasis in leaf water relations of a mallee Eucalypt with variation to groundwater depth

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1407-1418

  Carter, Jennifer L ^a,b   White, Donald A ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Eucalyptus kochii; Oil mallee; Stomatal conductance; Tree water use; Water potential; Water stress; Whole plant conductivity

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADAPTATION; EVERGREEN TREE; GROUNDWATER; GROWTH; HOMEOSTASIS; LEAF AREA; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; EUCALYPTUS; HISTOLOGY; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STOMA; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

EUCALYPTUS; HOMEOSTASIS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STOMATA; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS KOCHII;

EID: 74549218777     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpp076     Document Type: Article

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