Xylem anatomy correlates with gas exchange, water-use efficiency and growth performance under contrasting water regimes: Evidence from Populus deltoides × Populus nigra hybrids

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1537-1549

  Fichot, Rgis ^a,b,c   Laurans, Franoise ^c   Monclus, Romain ^a,d   Moreau, Alain ^c   Pilate, Gilles ^c   Brignolas, Franck ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c National Institute for Agricultural Research   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope discrimination; D N hybrids; Genotypic variations; Growth potential; Intrinsic water use efficiency; Water deficit tolerance; Xylem hydraulics

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CYTOLOGY; DECIDUOUS TREE; GAS EXCHANGE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYBRID; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; XYLEM;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; ASPEN; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; XYLEM;

ACCLIMATIZATION; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARBON DIOXIDE; GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; POPULUS; WATER; XYLEM;

POPULUS DELTOIDES; POPULUS NIGRA;

EID: 74549218778     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpp087     Document Type: Article

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