Effects of combined drought and heavy metal stresses on xylem structure and hydraulic conductivity in red maple (Acer rubrum L.)

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 5957-5966

  De Silva, Nayana Dilini Gardiyehewa ^a   Cholewa, Ewa ^b   Ryser, Peter ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acer rubrum; Cu; heavy metals; hydraulic conductivity; leaf specific conductivity; multiple stresses; Ni; water stress; xylem

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; HEAVY METAL; WATER;

ACER; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DROUGHT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; XYLEM;

ACER; CHLOROPHYLL; DROUGHTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; METALS, HEAVY; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WATER; XYLEM;

EID: 84867525298     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers241     Document Type: Article

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