Time is on our side: The importance of considering a recovery period when assessing flooding tolerance in plants

Ecological Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 983-987

  Striker, Gustavo Gabriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Flooding stress; Recovery period; Root recovery; Use of reserve carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBOHYDRATE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLOODING; GROWTH RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TOLERANCE;

EID: 84866534179     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-012-0978-9     Document Type: Article

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