No evidence for depletion of carbohydrate pools in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) under drought stress

Plant Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 142-148

  Gruber, A ^a   Pirkebner, D ^a   Florian, C ^a   Oberhuber, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Carbon starvation; Drought; Dry inner alpine valley; Non structural carbohydrates; Scots pine; Tree mortality

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; BUDBURST; CARBOHYDRATE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DROUGHT STRESS; GROWING SEASON; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DECLINE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROFILE; VIGOR;

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SCOTS PINE; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRIA; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CLIMATE; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHTS; ENVIRONMENT; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRIA; TYROL;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 82955163232     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00467.x     Document Type: Article

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