Physiological response of irrigated and non-irrigated Norway spruce trees as a consequence of drought in field conditions

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1737-1746

  Kurjak, Daniel ^a   Střelcová, Katarína ^a   Ditmarová, Ľubica ^b   Priwitzer, Tibor ^c   Kmet', Jaroslav ^a   Homolák, Marián ^a   Pichler, Viliam ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN ZVOLEN   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^c National Forest Research Center   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Leaf water potential; Photosynthesis; Picea abies; Stomatal closure; Transpiration; Vapour pressure deficit; Water deficit

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DROUGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOIL WATER; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TRANSPIRATION; TREE; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84868338706     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-012-0611-z     Document Type: Article

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