Insights into xylem vulnerability to cavitation in Fagus sylvatica L.: Phenotypic and environmental sources of variability

Tree Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1448-1455

  Herbette, Stephane ^a,b   Wortemann, Remi ^a,b   Awad, Hosam ^a,b   Huc, Roland ^c   Cochard, Herve ^a,b   Barigah, Tete Severien ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b PIAF   (France)

^c French National Institute for Agriculture   (France)

Author keywords

drought tolerance; European beech; hydraulic; phenotypic plasticity; populations; xylem embolism

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; CAVITATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LATITUDE; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHADE TOLERANCE; VULNERABILITY; XYLEM;

ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BEECH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM; FRANCE; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PRESSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEASON; SUNLIGHT; XYLEM;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; DROUGHTS; ECOSYSTEM; FAGUS; FRANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRESSURE; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT; WATER; XYLEM;

FRANCE;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 79551552379     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpq079     Document Type: Article

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