The Mediterranean evergreen Quercus ilex and the semi-deciduous Cistus albidus differ in their leaf gas exchange regulation and acclimation to repeated drought and re-watering cycles

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 5207-5216

  Galle, Alexander ^a   Florez Sarasa, Igor ^a   Aououad, Hanan El ^a,b   Flexas, Jaume ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Acclimation; drought recovery cycles; mesophyll and stomatal conductance; osmotic adjustment; photosynthetic limitation analysis; water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CISTUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROUGHT; GAS; METABOLISM; OAK; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CISTUS; DROUGHTS; GASES; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; QUERCUS; WATER;

CISTUS; CISTUS ALBIDUS; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 80054114123     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err233     Document Type: Article

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