Seasonal water relations of Lyginia barbata (Southern rush) in relation to root xylem development and summer dormancy of root apices

New Phytologist

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1025-1037

  Shane, Michael W ^a   McCully, Margaret E ^b   Canny, Martin J ^c   Pate, John S ^a   Huang, Cheng ^d   Ngo, Hai ^a   Lambers, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryo energy dispersive X ray microanalysis; Cryo scanning electron microscopy; Dormant roots; Drought resistance; Monocotyledon; Restionaceae; Xylem differentiation; Xylem phloem juxtaposition

Indexed keywords

ION; WATER;

DORMANCY; DROUGHT; GAS EXCHANGE; MONOCOTYLEDON; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHLOEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ROOT SYSTEM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; XYLEM;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MERISTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STOMA; SEASON; SOIL; ULTRAMICROTOMY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; XYLEM;

ANGIOSPERMS; CRYOULTRAMICROTOMY; IONS; MERISTEM; PLANT STOMATA; SEASONS; SOIL; WATER; XYLEM;

LILIOPSIDA; LYGINIA BARBATA; RESTIONACEAE;

EID: 77949334324     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03143.x     Document Type: Article

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