Phenotypic plasticity as an index of drought tolerance in three Patagonian steppe grasses

Annals of Botany

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 849-857

  Couso, L L ^a   Fernandez R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bromus pictus; Dryland; mechanistic traits; Pappostipa speciosa; perennial grasses; performance traits; Poa ligularis; trade off

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ARID REGION; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FITNESS; GRASS; PERENNIAL PLANT; PERSISTENCE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL SURFACE; STEPPE; TILLERING; TRADE-OFF; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ADAPTATION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BROMUS; DROUGHT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; POA; POACEAE; SOIL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ARGENTINA; BIOMASS; BROMUS; DROUGHTS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT ROOTS; POA; POACEAE; SOIL; WATER;

PATAGONIA;

BROMUS; BROMUS PICTUS; POA; POA LIGULARIS; POACEAE;

EID: 84865484975     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcS147     Document Type: Article

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