Genetic variation of xylem hydraulic properties shows that wood density is involved in adaptation to drought in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.))

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 747-757

  Dalla Salda, Guillermina ^a   Martinez Meier, Alejandro ^a   Cochard, Hervé ^b   Rozenberg, Philippe ^c  

^a Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

^b PIAF   (France)

^c National Institute for Agricultural Research   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptation to drought; Douglas fir; Hydraulic efficiency; Hydraulic safety; Wood density

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; DROUGHT STRESS; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVERGREEN TREE; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DENSITY; VULNERABILITY; WOOD; XYLEM;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 80051495771     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-011-0091-1     Document Type: Article

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