Evidence for xylem embolism as a primary factor in dehydration-induced declines in leaf hydraulic conductance

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 760-769

  Johnson, Daniel M ^a   Mcculloh, Katherine A ^b   Woodruff, David R ^c   Meinzer, Frederick C ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Drought stress; Transpiration; Water potential

Indexed keywords

WATER;

CAVITATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHT STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEAF; PHYSIOLOGY; REHYDRATION; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACTANT; TRANSPIRATION; ULTRASONICS; XYLEM;

ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HAZELNUT; KINETICS; METABOLISM; OAK; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; RHODODENDRON; TREE; XYLEM;

CORYLUS; DEHYDRATION; KINETICS; PINUS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; QUERCUS; RHODODENDRON; TREES; WATER; XYLEM;

QUERCUS GARRYANA;

EID: 84857999066     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2011.02449.x     Document Type: Article

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