Phenotypic plasticity in mesic populations of Pinus pinaster improves resistance to xylem embolism (P50) under severe drought

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1033-1042

  Corcuera, Leyre ^a   Cochard, H ^b   Gil Pelegrin, Eustaquio ^a   Notivol, Eduardo ^a  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b PIAF   (France)

Author keywords

Drought; Environmental interaction; Genetic variation; Phenotypic plasticity; Pinus pinaster; Xylem embolism

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTIONS; GENETIC VARIATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PINUS PINASTER; XYLEM EMBOLISM;

CAVITATION; DISEASES; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; GENES; HARDWOODS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

POPULATION STATISTICS;

CAVITATION; CONDUCTIVITY; DISEASES; DROUGHT; HARDWOODS; PINUS PINASTER; PLASTICITY; WATER; WOOD DENSITY; XYLEM;

PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 81155131793     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-011-0578-2     Document Type: Article

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