Xylem function and growth rate interact to determine recovery rates after exposure to extreme water deficit

New Phytologist

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 533-542

  Brodribb, Tim J ^a   Bowman, David J M S ^a   Nichols, Scott ^a   Delzon, Sylvain ^b   Burlett, Regis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Conifer; Drought; Embolism; Growth; Hydraulic; Recovery; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

WATER;

BASAL AREA; CONIFEROUS TREE; DROUGHT; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWTH RATE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; STEM; SURVIVAL; TRANSPIRATION; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS; XYLEM;

ARTICLE; CUPRESSACEAE; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GAS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; XYLEM;

CUPRESSACEAE; DROUGHTS; GASES; KINETICS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; WATER; XYLEM;

CALLITRIS; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 77957165642     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03393.x     Document Type: Article

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