Root carbon reserve dynamics in aspen seedlings: Does simulated drought induce reserve limitation?

Tree Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 250-257

  Galvez, David A ^a   Landhausser S M ^a   Tyree, M T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Northern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon limitation; native percentage loss of conductivity; non structural carbohydrates; Populus tremuloides; starch; xylem cavitation

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; STARCH;

BIOACCUMULATION; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; CAVITATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DROUGHT STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWTH; MAGNITUDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEEDLING; WATER STRESS; XYLEM;

ARTICLE; ASPEN; CANADA; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STOMA; SEEDLING;

CANADA; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHTS; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STOMATA; POPULUS; SEEDLING; STARCH;

POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 79955427782     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpr012     Document Type: Article

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