Effect of increasing climatic water deficit on some leaf and stomatal parameters of wild and cultivated almonds under Mediterranean conditions

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 234-241

  Camposeo, Salvatore ^a   Palasciano, Marino ^a   Vivaldi, Gaetano A ^a   Godini, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amygdalus communis L.; Amygdalus webbii Spach; Drought acclimation; Leaf area; Stomatal frequency; Stomatal size

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DICOTYLEDON; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LEAF AREA; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

PRUNUS DULCIS; PRUNUS WEBBII;

EID: 78650222941     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.09.022     Document Type: Article

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