Root water potential integrates discrete soil physical properties to influence ABA signalling during partial rootzone drying

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 3543-3551

  Dodd, Ian C ^a   Egea, Gregorio ^b   Watts, Chris W ^c   Whalley, W Richard ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABA; grafting; irrigation scheduling; partial rootzone drying; penetrometer resistance; root water potential; sap flow; soil matric potential

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; WATER; SOIL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DESICCATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; METABOLISM; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOIL; SUNFLOWER; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; XYLEM; ANALYSIS;

ABSCISIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DESICCATION; HELIANTHUS; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOIL; WATER; XYLEM;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 77955858049     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq195     Document Type: Article

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