Changes in vascular and transpiration flows affect the seasonal and daily growth of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) berry

Annals of Botany

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 913-923

  Morandi, Brunella ^a   Manfrini, Luigi ^a   Losciale, Pasquale ^a   Zibordi, Marco ^a   Corelli Grappadelli, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actinidia deliciosa; Fruit growth; Fruit transpiration; Phloem; Vapour pressure deficit; Water relationships; Xylem

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANATOMY; BIOPHYSICS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DICOTYLEDON; FRUIT; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; PHLOEM; SEASON; TRANSPIRATION; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; XYLEM;

ARTICLE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FRUIT; GROWTH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KIWIFRUIT; PHLOEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; SEASON; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; XYLEM;

ACTINIDIA; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; FRUIT; GROWTH; PHLOEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SEASONS; WATER; XYLEM;

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 77952981403     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq070     Document Type: Article

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